Great Tang Southern Emperor

"It can't be my fault, but the matter is really urgent. We fell for the trap, and the enemy's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Their real goal is not His Highness at all, but Yegang..." Cheng Chuliang had already issued an order at this time Ordered, the fleet began to move slowly, feeling the turbulent floor under his feet, Cheng Chuliang smiled wryly and said Li Zhen's conjecture.

"What?" Fang Yi'ai heard less than half of it, and suddenly turned pale with fright. Although he has been transferred, he is still Luzon's governor before the new guardian arrives, not to mention that this time the rescue is done by himself. The one who led the troops out has now been tricked by the enemy to divert the tiger away from the mountain. If something really happens to Yegang, not only Li Zhen will be questioned, but Fang Yiai, as the direct person in charge, will also be severely punished by the court.

"Why are you going?" Before Cheng Chuliang finished speaking, Fang Yiai turned around and ran away.

"I gave an order to let all the warships speed up immediately and move forward at the fastest speed."

"..."

Chapter 1132 Early Detection + The Enemy Has Shot ([-] words)

Chapter 80 Early detection + the enemy made a move ([-] words)

"Hey!" Cheng Chuliang sighed, he understood Fang Yiai's meaning too well - although the current speed of the fleet is already the fastest speed of a warship, in fact, the fastest speed needs to be enclosed in double quotation marks , because before this fastest, there is a premise of 'guaranteeing the quality of the warship', that is to say, the fastest speed refers to the fastest under the premise of ensuring the quality of the warship itself, and at this fastest speed On top of that, there is also a limit speed. The limit speed does not need to consider the quality of the warship, so it can be faster.

It's just that the faster speed is sacrificing the life of the ship as a prerequisite-if you don't hesitate to sacrifice the life of the ship, the speed of the warship can be increased by at least half. The problem is that if it really runs back like this, the warship is even If it is not scrapped, it must be overhauled. If the keel is damaged during such a run, the warship can only be sent to the Naval Academy as a training ship or directly thrown to the shipyard as a target ship. There is no need for repairs at all.

And if so many warships are lost at one time during the voyage, even Fang Yiai will be questioned and even punished by the court, unless he can compensate for the loss of warships this time - the problem is that these dozens of battleships plus so many The price of cruisers and destroyers is not a small sum. Even if Fang Yiai's father is the prime minister of the dynasty and one of the few princes in the Tang Dynasty, even if Fang Yiai has done business with Li Zhen several times and made a lot of money. A lot of money is more or less considered a rich man.But with the loss of so many warships, even if he sold his home, they would definitely not be able to afford it.

Of course, if compared with the loss of Yegang being captured, if you can really save Yegang, just a few warships, it would not be considered a serious loss—besides, isn’t there still a prince? ?Fang Yi was so flustered to save the prince, which caused a fire in the backyard. Although he failed to save the prince in the end, but he worked so hard to come here, even if he didn't deserve credit, he had to work hard.Just because of this intention, the imperial court will reduce the compensation as appropriate. Besides, I caused such a large loss to the fleet in order to save you, a prince. As the beneficiary, your highness, the prince, should help make up for it, right?So Fang Yiai may not be able to accompany her much.

But if the ship is also lost, and Yegang is not rescued, it will be easier to handle—anyway, Yegang has been looted, and Fang Yiai's guilt is much greater. Compared with the guilt of losing Yegang, it is ten What do a few warships count?If there are too many lice, it will not itch, and if there are too many debts, you will not worry.

At this time, the situation in Yegang is indeed as predicted by Li Zhen, and it has fallen into chaos—a bit different from what Li Zhen predicted. For the invading enemy, the side of Yegang is not without Preparedness, they have already seen the enemy's plan in advance, and made a corresponding corresponding strategy, but there was an accident in the middle...

In fact, this morning, the navy patrolling the sea has already discovered some strange ships wandering around the periphery of Coconut Harbor, and spied on the port once or twice from time to time. The Navy found out.According to the past rules, the inspecting navy should directly step forward to question, and if there is any abnormality, it will immediately notify the fleet to arrest.

But today is different. The elite of the Yegang Naval Detachment have all been transferred away by Fang Yiai. Today's Yegang Fleet is basically a strong foreign force, and everything must be safe at this time. What is it to lose a little face?As long as it lasts until Fang Yiai returns, then everything will be worth it - besides, there are no warships inside as a backer, and these small sampans don't have the confidence to step forward and interrogate these ships that don't seem easy to mess with at first sight.

Therefore, the inspecting navy could only record all this, and then reported the situation to Sima Cuo, the deputy governor of the coconut port fleet. After Sima Cuo learned of the situation, he did not dare to be careless. The Marine Corps (Fang Yi'ai is a light car in order to save people, only brought the Navy, not the Marine Corps, and the Marine Corps is of no use at sea) while taking strict precautions, they reported the situation again and told the situation to Yegang Guan Wenhai, deputy governor of the Duhu Mansion——There are two deputy governors under the Duhu Mansion, one is the rebellious Zhonglicheng, and the other is this Guan Wenhai, but Guan Wenhai did not work in Yegang before, but in Lu Song Beibei sits in town.After Zhonglicheng was arrested for the rebellion, Yegang was cleaned up, officials were scarce, and Fang Yiai had just transferred him back.Now that Fang Yi'ai has gone to sea to save people, he has become the highest-ranking person in the Protectorate's Mansion, and even Sima Cuo is under him.

"You mean that we will be attacked?" After hearing Sima Cuo's report, Guan Wenhai immediately understood what Sima Cuo wanted to express, but he dismissed it: "Aren't you Too underestimated ourselves? Although we don’t have a fleet, we don’t say that there are so many forts in the port, but we have an army of tens of thousands of people stationed in Coconut Port. Who do you think would have such courage? Trouble us? Even if someone really has the guts, do they have such great power?"

Guan Wenhai is a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a strong body and dark skin. No matter how you look at it, this kind of physique cannot be compared with civil servants. Regrettably, Guan Wenhai is indeed a civil servant, a Jinshi in the eighth year of Zhenguan, and his ability is not bad, at least it is no problem to be the governor of a state, and the imperial court asked him to come to Luzon because he wanted him to assist Fang Yiai in governing Luzon That's all.

On the contrary, his martial arts are very ordinary, although he can't say he can't, but at least he has a little bit of three-legged kung fu - it's really a waste of his good physique.

What's even more unfortunate is that it is precisely because of his stature that he can't be satisfied with both the civil service system and the military general system. The civil officials regard him as a military general, and the military generals look down on him. Caught in the middle and receiving anger at both ends, in the end he had no choice but to ask himself to be dispatched, from the central court to the local area, and became the protector of the Luzon Protectorate.

It stands to reason that being able to become the deputy governor of the Shangduhu Mansion at this age, from the position of the fourth rank, is already considered a rare young and strong faction in the imperial court, but Guan Wenhai doesn't think so, because on his head , but crushing a yellow-haired kid——Although Fang Yiai is already in her 30s, in ancient times, the gap of more than ten years old is quite a generation behind Guan Wenhai.Especially Fang Yiai is still a soldier, so Guan Wenhai has always looked down upon this vulgar boss, and is even more upset that he can climb on top of him, thinking that Fang Yiai can achieve today's position, It is purely with the help of his father and Li Zhen. If he has such conditions and background, he will definitely do better than Fang Yiai.

Therefore, Guan Wenhai despises Fang Yiai very much. What kind of ability can such a second-generation ancestor relying on a strong background have?It's a pity that even though Fang Yiai doesn't like her, Guan Wenhai can't be provoked by her family background.

Therefore, not long after he came to Luzon, he asked himself again, but this time he asked Fang Yiai not to send him abroad, but to ask Fang Yiai to transfer him to the north and guard the north, so as to avoid seeing this second person. Shizu, at the same time, can also develop his own strength and be his own emperor.

Regarding Guan Wenhai's request, Fang Yiai agreed almost without thinking - Guan Wenhai didn't like him, how could he not see it?But Guan Wenhai was appointed by the imperial court, and Fang Yiai couldn't drive him away.Fang Yi'ai is a very sensible person (in fact, she is, but she usually behaves rather funny), since she can't drive people away, and they will get into trouble together, it's better to separate the two, it's better Bullfighting with each other will eventually lead to delays in government affairs.

Even so, when the two get together, there will always be conflicts. For example, during this period of time, although Guan Wenhai has only been in Yegang for less than half a month, the two have already had conflicts because of political differences. There have been more than a dozen conflicts, almost once a day on average.In previous years, only Zhonglicheng and Lin Fa could persuade the conflict between the two. Now that Zhonglicheng was arrested and Lin Fa was also cleaned up because of the fleet, he was too busy to persuade the conflict, and Li Zhen was also ordered not to come out. The louder the noise, the more violent it became, and several times they almost made a move, and each time they were pulled away by the people around them—although Guan Wenhai was not Cheng Chuliang's opponent, he couldn't lose at a time like this.

"My lord, now is not the time to fight. Since the enemy can besiege His Royal Highness, how can their power be weakened?" Sima Cuo is also an old man in Yegang, so he naturally knew the contradiction between the two, and said sincerely: "What's more, the situation is now very obvious. Lord Protector has fallen into the enemy's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. The enemy's siege of His Royal Highness is just a bluff. Their real goal has always been Yegang—don't forget, my lord. Compared with His Royal Highness, The background of Yegang is not bad at all, if Yegang is captured and everything here falls into the hands of the enemy, then Datang will face the trouble of setting up a password, you should be very clear about it."

"Well, what you said is really reasonable. I think it's too simple." Hearing this, Guan Wenhai changed his laziness and indifference just now, and became shrewd again: "Now that Master Du Hu is not here, The elite have also been transferred out, but we have just undergone a major internal cleansing, it is the weakest time, and the easiest time to be taken by the enemy... You are right, no matter what the origin of those ships is, we must Taking good precautions is the only way... so, I temporarily order you to serve as the captain of Yegang Garrison, in charge of all defense matters of Yegang, and strive to destroy the invading enemy with one blow."

"...Yes, thank you, Deputy Chief Protector, for your reminder..." Sima was speechless by mistake. Of course he knew why Guan Wenhai became like this. It was not because the facts he stated were so clear, nor was he exposing Guan Wenhai It is purely because he mentioned Fang Yiai, he said just now that Fang Yiai fell into the enemy's scheme, and it was this point that hit Guan Wenhai's cool spot—in vain of your Fang Yiai's self-proclaimed shrewdness , There are also times when you fall into the trap, and you want me to wipe your ass, this time I want to see how you face me when Fang Yiai comes back after I kill the invading enemies?What face do you have to face me?

That's right, it was the arrogance of the two that made Guan Wenhai interested. Now he very much hopes that the enemy will come to attack, and then under his wise command, he will kill the enemy, and finally show his face in front of His Royal Highness with this record, and at the same time Slapping Fang Yi'ai hard on the face is simply not too pleasant...

However, Guan Wenhai thought very well, but he overlooked one thing, that is, he has been guarding the north all these years, and he doesn't know much about the situation of Yegang. He thought that Yegang was completely stable after cleaning, but In fact, there are still many fish that slipped through the net in this big cleansing—and even Sima Cuo is not very clear about this, because he, like Guan Wenhai, is sitting outside. If you don't come to Yegang, you usually know about Yegang from the mansion newspaper issued by the Duhu Mansion and the merchants in the past. They haven't had time to accept the real inside story.

This also caused them to be unclear about the situation of Coconut Port. Although they noticed something was wrong at the first time and carried out a suitable defensive strategy, their actions also played a role in scaring the snake away, and also let the enemy hide in the dark. After discovering their purpose, things changed...

"boom!"

There was a huge roar, and the ammunition depot deep in the barracks exploded violently.

"Deputy Governor, it's not good, the No. [-] arsenal exploded." Hearing the sound, before Sima Cuo had time to ask, a senior officer rushed in covered in blood to report.

"What's going on?" Sima Cuo asked eagerly, "Who did it?"

"It's our lieutenant. He checked the arsenal just now, and it didn't take long for him to go in. This happened... The lieutenant never came out, including the brothers around him, and none of them came out alive... Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ..." Shi Chang began to cry as he spoke, and he didn't know whether he was crying for the brothers or the death of the captain?

"how so……"

"boom!"

Before Sima could finish his wrong words, he was interrupted by a second explosion.

"Deputy Commander, it's not good. The No. [-] munition exploded." Similarly, before Sima sent someone to investigate the situation, another corporal with a face covered in mud rushed in to report.

"Damn it... who went in this time?" If Sima Cuo still can't see anything, then he really lived in vain for so many years-this is obviously an enemy's conspiracy to use death The soldiers blew up the ammunition depot in Yegang to prepare for the next invasion.

Chapter 1133 bad news again and again

Chapter 81 Bad news keeps coming

What shocked Sima Cuo was that the enemy's handwriting still shocked him. For a mere arsenal, they actually used the slain soldiers of the captain's rank. It is really a great courage-in Datang, the captain is already considered a middle-level senior It is an officer who can lead troops to fight alone, and then there are captains and partial generals.

I don't know how much resources are needed to train such a high-level dead soldier. Now it is just to blow up an arsenal, and it is a waste of money... But if you think about it carefully, if you can capture Coconut Port, With all the wealth and technology in it in your hands, what is a small school captain worth?Let alone a captain, even a general would probably be willing.

"It's our brigade commander." Although he was amazed at why Sima Cuo asked, the corporal quickly answered: "Just now, the brigade commander went into the ammunition depot to check the ammunition. As a result, the ammunition depot exploded shortly after entering. There are more than 100 of us brothers, only a few of us survived because of the distance, woo woo woo..."

"Damn it..." The corporal leader's answer confirmed Sima Cuo's conjecture, and decisively issued an order: "Immediately order, all the remaining ammunition depots will be sealed immediately, and no one is allowed to enter without my order, otherwise no one will be killed." Forgiveness, and everyone else immediately evacuated the No. [-] and No. [-] ammunition depots to avoid secondary explosion damage; in addition, troops were sent to strengthen security in the city, and if any criminals and suspicious-looking people were found, they were immediately arrested; thirdly, everyone immediately Go back to your post, strictly guard against sticking to it, and don't slack off in the slightest... That's it, the meeting is over..."

"Yes."

Sima Cuo issued several orders in a row, and it can be said that the tasks were arranged quite thoroughly. The generals immediately took orders and went to carry out the tasks according to Sima Cuo's orders.

Sima Cuo's order was very decisive, but at the same time he gave the order, two more ammunition depots were bombed-you must know that there are only seven arsenals in the entire Coconut Port, and the entire Coconut Port is stored here. [-]% of the hot weapons and equipment of all the armies, including the Marine Corps, four of the seven arsenals are ammunition depots, and three are arsenals. These seven arsenals store enough to support half of the coconut port troops. The number of ammunition in the month, but now the four that were blown up are all ammunition depots, and the remaining three arsenals are all guns and cannons, but there are no guns and cannons without ammunition. It is estimated that there are no fire sticks to use. .

"Damn it, that means we only have a base number of bullets for five people on average?" Sima Cuo's face was ugly, all the ammunition was blown up, but fortunately, there are still some ammunition stored between the battalions. It's just because the official system is very strict, and the amount of ammunition they store is not very large. For example, bullets are distributed to less than 150 rounds per person on average (a base of rifle bullets is [-] rounds), and the average number of shells for each cannon is only less than [-] rounds. Fifteen rounds... Fifteen rounds of shells seems like a lot, but if the battle is fierce, it can only last for less than two hours at most-at this time, Sima Cuo and others don't know that the enemy also has cannons. If the ammunition is bombarded by cannons, let alone two hours, even two quarters of an hour can be used up.

"Fortunately, nothing happened to our coastal defense turret. Even if our fleet attacks, it should be able to last for several hours. The enemy doesn't even have cannons. As long as there is no problem with the coastal defense turret, they will definitely not be able to break through our defense line. It's enough to support us for a day or two." A general dressed as a marine corps saw that the atmosphere was rather dignified, and he couldn't help saying a piece of good news, which can be regarded as livening up the atmosphere.

"This is indeed good news. The ammunition depots of the coastal defense forts are all sealed off. Unless a war starts, no one is allowed to enter. Anyone who violates the law will be punished as espionage, and the forts can be killed directly on the spot." Sima Cuo Hearing this, his face also eased a little. Because of the cannons with a caliber of more than 150mm, the shells of the coastal defense fort are very heavy, and each shell weighs more than two hundred catties. Once a war breaks out, it is very likely that the fort will be unable to fight due to the untimely transportation of ammunition.

Therefore, the shells of the coastal defense turrets are placed separately from the arsenal—a separate small ammunition depot is connected behind each coastal defense turret, which not only contains ammunition for the turret, but also various transportation equipment, such as It is said that pulley blocks, cranes, and even some forts with larger calibers are specially laid with rails and corresponding leveling vehicles (manpower), in order to quickly transport shells during wars and avoid untimely supply of shells.

According to the amount of ammunition stored in the coastal defense turret, at least each cannon has three bases as the starting point. Coupled with the reinforced concrete permanent fortification of the turret, the super defensive power can be directly defeated by the battleship's main gun. It can be said that the defense is amazing, and it should be no problem to support it for several hours - the only disadvantage is that the coastal defense fort is fixed, which is equivalent to a living target, as long as the enemy has enough Cannonballs and enough effort will knock it out sooner or later.Moreover, the cannons have a shooting range. If the enemy really plays the crowd tactics and rushes forward desperately, once they pass through the shooting range of the cannon, they can only watch the enemy advance. It's time for the team to play.

"Deputy Governor, it's not good. The timber factory in No. [-] area is on fire. The fire is raging to the sky." Just when everyone relaxed a little, another bad news poured cold water on everyone's heads.

"Damn it." Sima Cuo was about to go crazy. How could the enemy be so difficult? Just when morale improved a bit, they came again. Area [-] is a craftsman gathering area. Not only are there a large number of craftsmen, but there are also many Many factory areas, especially the shipbuilding industry, are extremely developed. There are everything from the lowest-level timber felling factory to the final shipyard, forming a perfect industrial chain. If there is a problem here, the consequences will be very serious.

Although very annoyed, Sima Cuo immediately ordered: "Everyone, prepare according to my instructions. The war will start soon. The whole city is under martial law. No one is allowed to stay on the street except patrolling soldiers..."

"Yes." All the generals took orders one after another, and began to set up tasks, especially the several urban areas in the rear, which are the most important thing for defense. This is their rear area. It is easy to be pinched back and forth.

Chapter 1134 Withdrawing the Capital Protectorate and Dividing the State Capital?