Xuanzang carefully inspected the structure of the ship and took some photos. ※※These clues from the shipyard aroused great interest in him. In addition to collecting intelligence on hostile forces, the Intelligence Bureau must also discover, grasp and evaluate
Potential threats: including emerging hostile forces and any progress in technology, humanities, and science by non-senator forces.
Inspections of the shipyards prove that the natives of this time and space are aware of the technological gap and are improving their own technology to the extent possible.
Xu is worried about this phenomenon. No matter how small and feeble such an attempt is, there is no doubt about the enterprising spirit contained in it. The existence of the Senate has greatly stimulated the desire for technological progress of the indigenous people in this time and space, and indirectly also indirectly
It broadened their horizons.
The Senate, a space-time colonizer, uses technological systems and cultural advantages to crush the natives of this time and space, while also constantly spreading new technologies and ideas.
Xu Xu had mixed feelings in his heart. The naturalized citizen staff accompanying him saw that his face was solemn and not as cheerful as other leaders. For some reason, they couldn't help but become more cautious.
"Let's go to the artillery factory and have a look."
The artillery factory was not far from the shipyard, but only two miles away. Li Quan went there on foot without riding a horse. Several members of the special search team of the Planning Institute and marines were already waiting for his arrival at the entrance of the artillery factory.
The artillery factory is very simple. It is just a large piece of rammed mud and a few brick houses. Because of the need for cannon casting, several water reservoirs have been built. Xu Xu noticed that several water tanks have been built here.
The iron furnace has accumulated a large amount of charcoal and iron materials.
The equipment of the artillery factory was considered advanced according to the level of the Ming Dynasty. Even judging from the 17th century firearms knowledge gained by Xu Xu, a half-baked assault student, it almost reached the European level of the same period. Not only was it equipped with various measuring tools and calipers, but also used cattle
Or a manually-pulled movable long rod milling cutter for boring gun bores.
However, there are no traces of production in the gun factory, and the iron furnace has not yet been turned on.
According to several prisoners who surrendered, the artillery factory was built less than a month ago. Although all the equipment and tools were in place and materials were sufficient, Zheng Zhilong never ordered the production to start because he was waiting for "foreign artillery".
"Foreign cannons?" Xu Xu thought to himself that he could see a lot of genuine foreign cannons along the way. He saw several Portuguese red cannons at Huli Mountain alone, and there was also a "gun cannon" from the Senate on the city.
The Zheng Group was by no means so embarrassed that it had no cannon - even the hired cannon found it strange: a lot of money was spent, but the materials were prepared but no casting was started.
He continued to inspect the artillery factory, but found a strange building. It was shaped like a square turret. The foundation was made of bluestone, and the top was made of blue bricks. It was all cemented with Sanhe soil mixed with glutinous rice juice, and it was about ten meters high.
.The house is empty. The whole building is divided into three floors, and the highest part has no roof. There is only a wooden frame made of thick timber, which is covered with reed mats to protect it from wind and rain.
Obviously this building has not been completed yet, but I can't tell what the purpose of this thing is. Judging from the solid construction, it seems to be a bunker.
He walked around the building and found a large pile of wood covered with reed mats next to it. The wood had been processed into long and short logs, with mortise and tenon joints already cut on them. One of them was ten years in length.
About meters.
In addition to these woods, there are also some relatively thin long and short wooden sticks and a large number of cut bamboo strips.
Xu Xu couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd for a while, so he had to record it with a camera and asked the staff of the Planning Institute to register the materials with detailed numbers.
There is also a gunpowder factory attached here, and a large amount of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal are stored in the warehouse. However, no special bluestone mill specifically used to grind gunpowder was found. I think it is strange. This is a must for making gunpowder.
Items have strict requirements on stone quality, not just any stone will do.
When I asked the prisoner, he was told that the stone mill was specially made because of its large size and weight. It had not yet been shipped.
Xu Xu didn't take it seriously. He walked around the entire artillery field. He found that there were not only equipment for making cannons, but also plans to make muskets. Moreover, there were crucibles.
Although Xu Xu has never worked in a factory, he has at least read a lot of popular science articles on industrial technology. Of course, he knows that the only possibility for the crucible to appear here is that someone in the Zheng family's arms factory is trying to make steel.
Although large-scale steelmaking is still a patent of Lingao, small-scale production of "high-quality" steel by the standards of the time can be found in many places in this time and space.
The question is, what is the use of the Zheng Group's crucible steel? Even if Xu is not a weapons expert, he knows that it is impossible to use this amount of steel to cast cannons - not to mention that he once heard the veteran of the industry say: Casting steel is difficult
Huge. Even in the 21st century, it is not something that a small workshop can do.
It seems that there are quite a lot of unsolved mysteries here. Quan Xu increasingly feels that there are many unknown secrets hidden in this gun factory.
"Chief..." The staff of the Special Search Team of the Planning Institute had been waiting for him to complete his inspection before starting to count and make a list. Seeing that he had returned to the entrance of the artillery factory, they hurriedly came up to ask for instructions.
"Everything here must be carefully recorded, drawn and photographed before being moved - including their specific positions in the gun factory. The specific work will be taken care of by the people I brought here. Each project must be completed after they are completed.
Let’s start, do you understand?”
"I understand, Chief."
"You also need to give them a copy of the catalog and numbers you counted - I can use them." After saying that, Xu Liang hurried back to the dock and took a small boat back to Xiamen Island, where there was more work to do.
He does it.
With a click, a miraculously well-preserved Xuandehong vase among the rubble was crushed to pieces by Xue Ziliang's combat boots.
Xue Ziliang stood in a courtyard of Zheng Mansion, calmly lighting a Chuqing limited edition Corolla cigar. He was carrying a fal short barrel assault type, his sleeves were rolled up to his thick biceps, and his head
Wearing a Benny hat and the sun shining on his fake Lei Peng sunglasses, he looked like the "out-and-out American soldier" in the movies of the past.
Only four hours had passed since he fired the cannonball, but in these four hours, Anping had changed hands - faster than Xue Ziliang and all Lingao's staff had expected.
The bombardment caused great chaos in Anping. As a result, a team of 100 people was sent from the city to search the artillery position long after the sound of the artillery stopped. After encountering continuous precise fire from rifles, they retreated leaving a dozen corpses behind.
After returning home, the navy's spy boat squadron arrived in Anping and destroyed all the Zheng army ships anchored on the river in a battle without much suspense.
Before the navy troops could land to attack the city, the city was already in chaos, with fires everywhere. The special reconnaissance team ambushing everywhere began to report that all the city gates had been opened, and people were escaping from the city everywhere. The escapees were like this
There were so many and so turbulent that the sniper teams everywhere were unable to intercept them. They had no choice but to open fire when they saw the gorgeously dressed people on horseback and in sedan chairs. Many people were killed, but more people escaped.
Now, the roads leading out of Anping's city gates are littered with abandoned boxes and cages, damaged sedan chairs, dead horses, and corpses scattered everywhere, with all kinds of soft goods scattered on the ground.
The navy quickly took control of the four gates of Anping City and set out to put out the fire and restore order. Xue Ziliang led the special reconnaissance team into Anping - his first goal was to control Zheng Zhilong's mansion.
He took a puff of his cigar to dispel the pungent smell of blood. The courtyard was completely blown up by the shells, with gravel and shrapnel everywhere. In the courtyard, there were bloody corpses everywhere under the corridor, and there were also a few dying ones.
Still groaning in pain. A dozen male and female servants who fled in panic seemed to have been hit by shrapnel when they rushed to the door of the courtyard to escape. Their bodies were shattered by the bullets and staggered in the doorway.
This leads to Dunren Pavilion, where Zheng Zhilong discusses and handles affairs in the mansion, and is an important traffic thoroughfare in the mansion. Xue Ziliang ordered the four team members behind him to quickly clean up several rooms in the courtyard. He knew that there was no need to say more, these veterans all knew what to do.
Act. At this moment, they were panting, looking around warily, ready to act immediately.
Xue Ziliang walked through the passage carefully - although the mansion was in a mess, this was Zheng Zhilong's mansion after all. If they would encounter resistance in Anping City, it would definitely happen here.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, a man holding a Japanese sword suddenly rushed out from the left, screaming and rushing towards him. This may be a frightened servant trying to escape, but now Xue Ziliang has no room to think.
. He dodged and fired a three-round burst from the automatic rifle in his hand. The guy stumbled and fell, with blood spurting out of his mouth.
Xue Ziliang kicked the corpse away and walked forward carefully. There was no large-scale resistance anymore, but people struggling to death might appear at any time. He led two team members to cover each other and entered the courtyard of Dunren Pavilion.
inside.
There are more corpses here. Many stewards, bosses and servants gathered here for a meeting. The shelling took the lives of many of them, leaving blood and flesh everywhere.
He subconsciously felt a slight sound of footsteps in the main room, and immediately raised the gun, keeping ready to fire, slowly approached the main room, and kicked open the door.
There was no one in the main room, but he knew someone was hiding behind the curtain.
"Come out, we won't kill you!" shouted a naturalized soldier from southern Fujian who was searching with him.