After repelling the attack of the local water camp Qing army, the North Marine Corps immediately dispatched two platoons and chased them all the way towards the Qing army's retreat; the other line attacked the nearby Chengshanxun Water Camp and Fortress to the east.

The coastal defense fort located in Yangyuchi Bay is one of the twenty forts set up by the Qing Dynasty on the coast of Shandong. It was built in the 12th year of Yongzheng's reign according to the Guangdong-style fortress. Its appearance is a two-story small earthen fort made of three-combination soil. The fort has a general's cannon and a two-general cannon, with more than ten permanent officers and soldiers.

The firecrackers on the Jinglei had collapsed the beacon tower, which scared the officers and soldiers on the fort to urinate. When they wanted to load and fire the gun, the North Navy had occupied the dock and two large-scale sailboats had already reached the dock.

This is a big fuck, run away quickly!

So when the North Sea Army bombed a few mortars and rushed to the fort, the Qing army stationed at the fort had already run away, leaving only a donkey responsible for transporting water and grain, screaming, trying to break free from the firm reins. A general cannon worth more than 3,000 kilograms and two two general cannons that were blown up were all decorations, with several iron bullets scattered around.

The mortarist who was responsible for firing the artillery afterwards was extremely glad that he did not hit the warehouse equipped with gunpowder, otherwise the entire turret would have turned into a beacon tower with smoke and dust.

At the same time, in the temporary camp at the fish pond dock, the injured Qing soldiers who were brought back by the North Navy medical soldiers were treated by the medical soldiers and then slowly recovered.

"Tell me."

Hearing Deng Fei's question, the Qing soldier cried and said in a hoarse voice: "Say, say... OK, good man, what do you want to ask?"

"Well, honestly answer, if you dare to talk nonsense..."

Before Deng Fei finished speaking, the Qing soldier interrupted in anger and said, "Don't! I don't dare! What the hero asks, I'll say."

"What's the name?"

"Wu Yongsheng."

“How old is it?”

“Twenty-five.”

"What's the matter?"

"The young man is in the water camp, and he is a little soldier. He is a young man with eighty mother and three-month-old child. He is a hero. Just take the young man as a fart, right?"

Deng Fei laughed at the other party's Jiaodong squeal and said, "Okay, I'm talking a little bit. Then I'll ask you a few things. Once I've made it clear, I'll let you go back."

Wu Yongsheng looked at Deng Fei with a pity, and said, "Then ask."

Deng Fei asked three things: one is how many troops there are in total in the Navy Battalion, two is how many local forts, and three is how many soldiers there are in Rongcheng County. Fortunately, Wu Yongsheng is a local, and he finished the answer quickly like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

Since the maritime ban was implemented in the early and mid-Qing Dynasty, and the policy of "one-door trading" was pursued during the Qianlong period, its coastal defense strategy focused on the inland coastal areas, and the means were to focus on preventing it from coming out, tight inside and loose outside; this was destined to have a low coastal defense capability in the Qing Dynasty.

In recent years, the coastal areas of Shandong have been in peace for a long time, and there is nothing wrong with everything. Whether it is a fort or a water camp, the officers and soldiers of Chengshanxun have long been neglected to train. The generals of the water camp are best at collecting treasury and deducting empty wages and making themselves rich. The soldiers who are not even able to get enough money for money, so they naturally use excuses to evade responsibility. They even lack the staff of patrol whistles, and often have to find someone to replace them.

When Fukang'an came to Shandong two years ago, he only rectified the Eight Banners in Qingzhou and the Green Camps in Yanzhou Town and Dengzhou Town. The water camps had to spend a lot of money because of the increase in ships and forts, and in the end they had to leave it alone.

Although the Chengshanxun Guard Battalion is rated as 200 soldiers, it is actually only more than 80. The Northern Navy has run away before, and the entire force in the water camp.

As for the locations of the forts in various places, according to Wu Yongsheng's explanation, there are four coastal areas in Rongcheng County. The Yangyuchi Fortress has been captured by the North Navy, and the other three are Longkou Cliff Fortress, Matouzui Fortress and Shidao Fortress. However, Shidao Fortress is 140 miles south of Rongcheng County, Matouzui Fortress is 20 miles west of Shidao, and Longkou Cliff Fortress is 30 miles east of the county.

The last one is about the soldiers in the county town. Wu Yongsheng said that the total number of yamen runners was no more than 100 people.

Deng Fei led his team to Shandong this time, and the Marine Corps accompanied him had only one battalion of more than 500 troops. The purpose was to rescue Yu Shun and take away a large number of young and strong men who had been recruited before. Therefore, before the Qing army in Dengzhou Prefecture could react, he quickly captured Rongcheng and Wendeng counties, and stuck the official road west of Wendeng, and prevented the Green Camp troops from coming from Dengzhou and Jiaozhou, so that they could not cross the Guojiahe line.

After listening to Wu Yongsheng's explanation, Deng Fei immediately ordered a company of the Marine Corps to quickly launch an attack on Rongcheng County, striving to completely occupy the county before dark.

Seeing the thief leader leaving after asking, Wu Yongsheng timidly asked the medical soldier who was sorting out the medicine, "This hero, can I leave?"

The medical soldier said: "You can't walk with your injury, so lie down first. I have to change the medicine for you tomorrow."

"Ah? Ouch!" Wu Yongsheng didn't believe in evil. He forced himself to try to get up. Unexpectedly, as soon as he exerted force, a sharp pain came from the wound. He screamed in pain, and had to lie down honestly, and fell asleep in a short while.

On the other hand, under the shocked gaze of old farmers in nearby villages, dozens of fully armed North Navy soldiers chased the ridges with bayonets. Tens of meters ahead, more than 70 Qing soldiers wearing zither clothes ran away with their lives.

Compared with the strength of his feet, the Qing army was naturally not a match for the Northern Navy. But the problem was that they were all locals and familiar with the road. They were about to run away, but most of the Qing army stumbled into the sorghum field and disappeared without a trace. As for the leader Qian Zongze, who kept slapped his horse's butt and ran to Rongcheng County, and went to the garrison to find the garrison to get in a hurry.

The platoon leader of the Northern Navy led the team is so angry that if you want to climb mountains and go down the sea to drill into dense forests, the Northern Navy in the world is the second, but no one dares to say it is the first; but you can drill into the sorghum field... Forget it, there is no sorghum in Beihai Town, only a vast wheat field.

The three squad leader came over to ask what to do. The platoon leader looked at the empty official road and gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Follow this road to chase! I don't believe it anymore, I have to capture a few prisoners back!"

After a stick of incense, when more than 30 Northern Navy figures disappeared on the official road to the west, a few sounds of sounds came from the sorghum fields, and the heads of several Qing soldiers emerged again.

"Second brother, are they going to the county town?"

"It's almost my turn. These pirates are really good at running away, and it's scary!"

"What should we do? Go to the county town to report the news?"

"You are so fat! What else can you do? Let's hide for two days. This guy ran away and was so hungry. When you go back, let your sister-in-law make a few side dishes, and you can drink wine to suppress your shock."

"The second brother said this wisely! Go quickly and go quickly."

The sorghum field was drizzling, and several Qing soldiers disappeared in a blink of an eye. After a while, an old farmer lying on the ground waited for the Qing soldiers to walk away, and then stood up and cursed: "Bah! A bunch of dirty things, grass chickens!"

The old farmer was going home to pack his things and go into the mountains to hide. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked a few steps, a large group of "pirates" in colorful clothes emerged from the road to the east. He was so scared that he was at a loss, stiff, and stood in the middle of the road.

"My fellow villager, where is the direction to go to the county town?"

“…”

"Membersman?" The North Navy soldier who asked the way looked at the dazed farmer curiously, not understanding what was wrong with him, so he asked again.

"Yes." The old farmer raised his hand in a daze and pointed in the direction of the county town.

"Company Commander, that's right, that's the road."

"Thank you, fellow villager!" The company commander of the first battalion of the Marine Corps nodded to the old farmer, and then ordered: "Everyone, speed up, target the county town!"

At this time, the North Navy soldier who was asking for directions thanked him again, then took out something from his pocket and stuffed it into the other party's hand, turned around and ran away with his companions.

The old farmer then raised his hand and saw a flat square object wrapped in oil paper in his hand. He opened it carefully and saw a mixed smell of oil and sesame and beans floating into his nose. The old farmer swallowed his saliva, stuck out his tongue and licked it. A complex, inexplicable, sweet and salty smell filled his mouth, which made his eyes lit up.

"There are such pirates?" The old farmer looked at the North Haijun who was leaving, and he couldn't help but stop when he wanted to go home. He thought he would go to the fish pond to see it, maybe he could earn some extra money...

Although Rongcheng County had already received a warning from people from the water camp at this time, the city gate had just been closed. At first, when he heard the explosion from the beacon tower, many people in the city thought that something had happened to the gunpowder depot of the fort, they ran to the city wall to watch the fun. When these perverts saw the three giant ships anchored on the sea, they were shocked to the chin.

Although there are often merchant ships passing by in Rongcheng, they are sand ships transporting beans. Many people have never seen such three boats in their lifetime. Especially the Jinglei, which is parked on the distant sea, is even more terrifying.

So when I heard the news, more and more people came to see the strange things. The city wall was crowded with people. Even the county magistrate was alarmed and took his men to Kuixing Tower in the southwest corner to watch.

But not long after, gunfire came from the fish pond, and then there were several explosions. Those who were good-looking had already seen that the explosion of smoke pillars was located at the location of the fish pond turret, and then they realized that something was wrong.

The problem is that the Chinese people's nature of watching the fun since ancient times has driven these people unwilling to leave. Even if the county magistrate sent yamen run away, it was useless. The soldiers who escaped from the fort ran into the south gate and called the police loudly. Only then did the people on the city wall realize that the disaster had come and they were in chaos.

As Dian Shiming's subordinates beat gongs and warns everywhere in the city, the four gates of Rongcheng County were then closed and the latch was lifted. At this time, seven or eight thousand people had gathered in the city, and many of them were people who came to do business and work in the city, and they could not get out now.

The county town of Rongcheng County was expanded on the basis of the former Chengshanwei site in the 31st year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, and the area was not large. After the reconstruction in the 13th year of Yongzheng, the city was around six miles away, with the bottom of the city wall being 1 zhang and five feet thick and ten feet high. Although it was more than three meters high, as long as the city gate could be closed, young and strong defense would be added to the city wall. Generally, small bandits would not be able to attack if they did not have internal support.

However, when the county magistrate saw the real people under General Qian’s command, he was immediately angry and turned pale. He pointed at General Qian who was kneeling on the ground and shouted angrily: "Mr. Pan, is this your soldiers? You are fooling me on weekdays?"

The county magistrate, surnamed Jiang, is a juren from Guizhou. He just took office this spring. He didn't expect that he had not sat firmly yet, but encountered such a bad thing. He was not angry. According to the rated number of troops of the Ministry of War, Pan Yaowu, the Thousand General of the City, should have ten horse soldiers and seventy-eight infantrymen under the command of Pan Yaowu, the commander of the Thousand General of the City.

However, eating a vacancy is very common in green camps everywhere, and Mr. Pan Qian also ate it. He thought that Jiaodong has been peaceful for a hundred years, so there were only six horse soldiers and only half of the infantry soldiers. He enjoyed eating it.

When Jiang Magistrate took office this spring, he ordered the troops guarding the city. President Pan Qian found a few land rogues from the city to deal with it. However, when the real enemy was in front of him, the truth about the vacancy was exposed.

He was so angry that he cursed, but he really couldn't do anything to General Pan Qian. Pan Yaowu was from Penglai and belonged to the earth-shaking tiger. Not long after, Jiang Ru, a foreign family, had just arrived, and his eyes were dark. He had to rely on him to defend the city and resist the enemy.

As for the garrison guards of the water camp who kept silent, now, in addition to the few family slaves and soldiers under his command, there is only one general who escaped back on a horse. This person who has eaten more vacant amount than Mr. Pan Qian. Not only does the troops falsely report, but also the treasury that the imperial court has allocated to repair ships.

In fact, this is true throughout the coast of Shandong. If the Northern Navy fights, it can poke a big hole everywhere.

The Dengzhou Navy Front Battalion, which was responsible for the entire Shandong coastal defense mission, had only 800 water battle soldiers, 200 garrison troops, 10 rushing ships and 10 double-topped ships. The coastline of more than 3,000 kilometers is patrolling and defending by only more than 20 boats, which is a huge joke!

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just as the magistrate of Jiang was preparing to convene wealthy families in the city to donate money and grain, and select the young and strong people in the city to fight against foreign enemies, the vanguard of the Northern Navy had already arrived a mile south of the city. When he heard the news, the magistrate of Jiang, who came to the city tower, saw the colorful figures that appeared a mile away, and his face turned green.

As the saying goes, "Being an official for thousands of miles is just for wealth." People are good at it. From Guizhou to Dengzhou, they will lose their lives before they get the money. At this moment, the magistrate of Jiang County keeps flashing through his mind, "If the city is broken, it is only death."

After another meal, just as County Magistrate Jiang started discussing with the wealthy families who were called on the city tower, the company sent by Deng Fei also arrived.

Mr. Pan Qian on the top of the city felt less than 200 bandits, and he felt relieved. He thought to himself that although I had only such a small number of people, more than 200 people were not afraid. However, when two mortars of the North Navy opened fire, Mr. Pan Qian knew that he had encountered a tough problem today.

"Boom! Boom!"

"Mom! The thief has cannons!"

As two explosion smoke rose in front of the south gate, the soldiers and yamen runners at the top of the city were immediately in an uproar. They threw down their swords, guns, sticks, and ran down the city. In the crowd, the figures of County Magistrate Jiang and General Pan Qian were in the crowd.

After the two test shots were completed, the North Navy's artillery fire rushed straight to the South Gate Tower. After a few shots, the South Gate Tower was blown into rubble. With the sound of cannons, a squad of soldiers had arrived a hundred meters away from the South Gate and were preparing to use explosives to blow the city gate open.

When the shelling stopped temporarily, a soldier from the North Navy held an explosive bag, hugged his head and rushed outside the city gate, pressed his explosive bag against the city gate and put it on. He was about to open the fuse when he suddenly heard several familiar gunshots coming from the door, and then he heard only one person shouting: "Hurry! Open the city gate!"

The soldier quickly removed the explosive pack and looked back to greet his companions. The squad leader who led the team ran over and asked, "What's going on?"

The soldier pointed to the city gate and said, "There are our people inside."

"ah?!"

At this time, the city gate was cracking and gradually opened a gap. When the soldiers outside the door saw it, they were overjoyed and hurriedly went up to help push it open. When the city gate was opened to allow one person to enter and exit, they saw a guy wearing a long gown and a melon-shaped hat, looking at the city with guns in both hands, and shouting loudly: "One person! Come to the city quickly and occupy other city gates, don't let these guys run away!"
Chapter completed!