Great time travel

Chapter 1, The Leading Party on Phoenix Mountain
Accompanied by the sound of the anchor chain entering the water, the thousand-ton steam-sail hybrid battleship "Hangzhou" anchored on the Qiantang River.

——Although the Qiantang River in the Ming Dynasty was not as heavily silted up as it is in modern times, it was still difficult to accommodate thousand-ton ships, especially those with sharp bottoms.At that time, the canal tank ships that often traveled between the north and the south through the river were generally under [-] tons, otherwise they were in danger of being stranded.

Therefore, despite the private port wharf built by Phoenix Mountain Villa, the Hangzhou, which is too deep in draft, still cannot dock directly, and can only anchor in the middle of the river.

At the same time, several small steam tugboats that had been prepared for a long time were sailing out of Phoenix Mountain Villa with "chugs" of black smoke, pulling the sailboats with smaller tonnage and shallower draft in the fleet to the pier... and Those big ships with deep draft in the middle of the river can only be transshipped by sampan.

"... Put down the rope ladder and the sampan! Let those landlubbers roll to the shore quickly!"

Accompanied by a clear and clear shout, the mountain infantry of the Li nationality in the cabin once again staggered onto the deck, lined up on the side of the ship and prepared to climb down the rope ladder.Captain Li Huamei, who had let go of the steering wheel, squinted at the shadowy houses and buildings on Phoenix Mountain, rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "...I never thought that in the south of the Yangtze River, there would be such a large piece of land under the nose of the Nandu court." The territory of the Australians. The hands of these chiefs are really long... However, they are really not familiar with Hangzhou! Is this so strange?"

Recalling the time when she told a handsome young "short-haired chief" that she was not very familiar with Hangzhou when she was chatting on Zhoushan Island before, Captain Li Huamei couldn't help but feel the exaggerated surprised expression on the other party's face, as if common sense had collapsed. His delicate eyebrows were furrowed in confusion.

——Different from the "genuine brand" Li Huamei who was the anti-Japanese heroine in Hangzhou in the game "The Great Navigation Era", this captain Li Huamei, who runs the Macau-Goa route all the year round and speaks Cantonese, has only been to the farthest north before. Those in Fujian and Ningbo are really not familiar with Hangzhou at all.

Although at the suggestion of the traveler, her ship was still named "Hangzhou"...

On the other side, Major General Sun Yang, who transferred from the flagship to the traffic boat, had already set foot on the ground of Phoenix Mountain Villa, inspecting the reinforcements sent to him by the Lingao side——I saw a dark-skinned, sharp-looking camouflage The man in uniform walked at a standard pace of 75 centimeters, stood at attention and raised his hands as a military salute, "...Report to the chief! The Phoenix Villa task force should have 15 people, but the actual number is 15." [-] people! Instructions please!"

And behind him, there is a scene of hunting banners and forests of guns, and the blade of the bayonet reflects a frightening cold light under the winter sun.

"...Please feel free, comrades have worked hard." Looking at the serious 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 There are already so many elite soldiers and strong generals? Why wait until we arrive before doing anything?"

"... Well, the size of the [Random Gate] is limited. Of course, lightly armed infantry is easy to come by, and the horses of the cavalry can barely make do, but the heavy artillery used for siege is difficult to move through the [Random Gate]!" Zhao Yingong He shook his head and explained, while guiding Major General Sun Yang and others to the villa.

"...Then you can also use a bazooka! Or ask the engineers to bury explosives at the base of the city wall." Sun Yang continued to laugh out loud.

"...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 the engineers will be very heavy." Zhao Yingong replied, "...and there was no such method in the villa before. So many people have just been mobilized..."

While chatting, they slowly climbed up Phoenix Mountain.And at the riverside wharf in the back, there were naturally people who arranged accommodation for the troops who went ashore—the original shantang at the foot of the mountain accommodated refugees and was quarantined and purified. As long as it was cleaned, it became a ready-made barracks, and there were even shower rooms for bathing.The cooking team has also cooked large pots of fish soup, rice and stews to entertain these comrades from afar.

The entire landing process lasted one day, but it was extremely peaceful. The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty hid in the city wall and shivered. No one dared to go out of the city to die. The surrounding landlord regiments also swept the snow in front of their own houses, and don't care about others. , It actually allowed the invaders to easily gain the initiative in the war.

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"...It's really unexpected that I can still enjoy the scenery of the West Lake in this life...Three pools reflect the moon, the snow on the broken bridge, the spring dawn on the Su Causeway, the sunset on the Leifeng Peak...and the Huxin Pavilion and Xiaogushan...It's a pity that it is a little deserted Son!"

In a gazebo at the northern foot of Phoenix Mountain, Major General Sun Yang muttered while observing the scenery on the West Lake with a high-powered telescope.

"...No way, we are fighting now! The gates of Hangzhou are closed, who would take a boat out to swim in the lake?" Zhao Yingong replied.

"...And this Leifeng Pagoda looks strange too? Why does it look like the gun tower of the Japanese devils?" Sun Yang pointed to the strange building that looked like a squat chimney in his 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 there is an elevator in it! The genuine Leifeng Pagoda collapsed as early as the Republic of China, but before the collapse, it was already It's an ugly look now."

Zhao Yingong curled his lips and explained to him that the Leifeng Pagoda in the Song Dynasty was indeed majestic and elegant, but in the 34th year of Jiajing, there were Japanese pirates who plundered the outskirts of Hangzhou. The Japanese pirate leader suspected that the court had arranged an ambush in the tower , So he set fire to the tower, and as a result, all the wooden components such as the eaves and railings of the tower were burned down, leaving only the ocher-yellow brick structure of the tower that was not burned, and it has not been repaired since then.

Next, as the legendary story of the White Snake and Xu Xian was widely spread, the Leifeng Pagoda where the White Snake was suppressed in the story also became famous. Over time, Leifeng Pagoda was gradually dug down...

——It's a pity that no beautiful snake came out of the tower.

After chatting about the scenery of the West Lake for a while, the group returned to the center of the gazebo, sat around the Yangtze River Delta combat map on the stone table, and concentrated on discussing the next military operation... First, Wang Qiu, the "central official" ’ set the tone for this meeting.

"...What kind of consideration did the Donglin Party, which controls the Nanjing court, provoke this war? We are still not very clear. However, since the war has already begun, we must use the most cruel This way, let these professionals understand a profound truth: Anyone can start a war, but only the victor can end the war! And they have absolutely no chance of winning!" Wang Qiu shouted, waving his fists.

"...Papa papa! That's too true! Who cares who created the conspiracy! The gentry in Hangzhou City don't have a good thing!"

Zhao Yingong, who had been suffocated in the villa for the past six months, immediately applauded and applauded, "...At the beginning, everyone called brothers and sisters and held banquets, but after they turned their backs on each other, they were more active in grabbing my things! Specifically, who is the culprit in the capital?" It doesn't matter, just pull out the local tyrants and evil gentry and shoot them one by one, our future new society will not tolerate these moths who don't pay a penny in taxes and talk about it all day long!"

Looking at Zhuangzhu Zhao's bloodshot red eyes, Major General Sun Yang was frightened: What's wrong with this man?What a killing intent!Is it reliable?
However, as a traveler who has fought in the New World for more than ten years and has seen how Indian warriors scalp their skins, Sun Yang obviously does not have too much sympathy for the Hangzhou gentleman. He is more concerned about the enemy in front of him, "... Cough, how to deal with the gentry in Hangzhou, this can be discussed later!" He reached out and patted the map on the table, "..."

"...Enemy situation? It's very simple." Zhuangzhu Zhao reached for a blue pencil and drew a circle in Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Haimenwei respectively, "...the Ming army has thousands of soldiers in Hangzhou and Shaoxing. The number man, the Haimenwei and a coastal defense force on paper are all the old foundation left by Qi Jiguang's anti-Japanese war, but now they have been almost corrupted—these are the regular Ming Dynasty troops we are facing."

"...This... This adds up to less than three thousand? It's less than half of our troops?" Sun Yang asked in disbelief.

"...That's true... Ah, by the way, there seems to be a group of mercenaries controlled by Huizhou merchants in the area of ​​Huizhou in southern Anhui. But let alone whether Huizhou people are willing to come to Hangzhou to help, even if they are willing to send troops to aid Zhejiang. In terms of mobilization efficiency, it will be two months before they reach Hangzhou."

Zhao Yingong said, "...the real enemy we need to deal with is not these weak and corrupt officials and soldiers, but the various landlord regiments scattered in the vast countryside. If we want to extract wealth and population from this land, we must It is necessary to launch a big sweep, and fight one by one..."

"...Haha, don't worry, although this kind of security warfare is not a job for the regular army, I happen to have talents in this field under my command."

Major General Sun Yang listened for a while, then put his heart back into his belly, "...I brought the professional slave hunting teams from Brazil and Africa this time, together with the land reform working group trained by you in Hainan Island, I will definitely be able to The so-called paradise on earth in Hangzhou has turned upside down in one breath!"