The next morning, when most of the people in Haicheng were still sleeping, they suddenly heard the sound of huge cannons.
Many people didn't understand what was going on, so they ran out of the house wearing very few clothes. Is there going to be another war?
Didn't the governor already say that? Haicheng will be settled in the near future, and there are anti-rogue troops stationed here, so how can there still be wars?
Some foreigners in the concession also came out of their houses in panic. They didn't know what was going on. Didn't they say that they had concluded a treaty with the people from the governor's office?
Hearing the sound of the cannon, Li Hongtang also came out of the bedroom in a panic. He was ordered by the court to coordinate matters with Dongdi State. What he was most afraid of was that something would happen at this time.
"Stick to your post immediately."
Li Hongtang heard the officers of the anti-capture army around him saying loudly. Many soldiers nearby arrived at their posts quickly without any panic on their faces. Li Hongtang was deeply impressed in his heart.
I have been practicing as a soldier all my life, but compared with the soldiers of the Suppression Army, the people under my command are really not good enough.
Although Gao Shaoyi is a young man, he is indeed much better than himself in military training.
"What happened?"
Seeing Gao Shaoyi hurriedly come in from outside, Li Hongtang said anxiously that such loud gunfire should not be a small-scale conflict.
"The Dongdi Kingdom fleet is here. According to the original agreement, they were supposed to enter the port at nine in the morning. Now it's three hours earlier. These grandsons didn't have anything to hold back."
Gao Shaoyi, who had figured out the matter, was also very angry. It was only six o'clock in the morning, and many people had not yet gotten up. Dongdi's fleet had already started to fire salutes, causing everyone to panic, including the Zhili Governor's Yamen.
Inside, many people didn't know what was going on and made a lot of fools of themselves.
When Li Hongtang heard about this incident, he felt relieved. Although he lost a little face, it would have no impact on the actual situation, as long as it was not a war.
However, others were mature enough to analyze the thoughts of the prince of Dongdi Kingdom from this.
It's coming fiercely, and it seems that she doesn't want to reconcile or break off the engagement.
But your little prince did such a disgusting thing. If our empire still agrees to this marriage, it will be really shameful and the entire empire will lose all dignity.
Toot…
It's time to sign in this week.
Gao Shaoyi was thinking about how to solve this problem, but he didn't know that there was an opportunity to sign in.
There was nothing good in the previous few times. Except for the American World War II rations, Gao Shaoyi also felt that this sign-in was very confusing.
But this time Gao Shaoyi had a hunch that he would definitely be able to get something good.
Sign in successfully.
Unlock the German Type 1898 105mm light howitzer.
Weight 1.09 tons.
The cannonball weighs sixteen kilograms.
The range is seven thousand meters.
The exchange price is one thousand three hundred merit points.
Gao Shaoyi has always been worried that the army does not have large-caliber heavy artillery and relies entirely on 75mm artillery, which cannot bring much damage to the opponent.
This is the right time to come, not to mention that the army's establishment is large and requires a specialized artillery regiment. If the specialized artillery regiment still uses 75mm artillery, it will really be a bit unsatisfactory.
However, even if the army has 105 mm artillery, it will not be of much use to warships at sea. The skin of several thousand tons of ironclad ships is very thick. Without artillery of more than 280 mm, it will be difficult to
Bringing them substantial harm is, at best, just scratching their itch.
"Do you still have any stuff you want to keep at the bottom of the box? It's time to take it out at this time. They have already come to your door in a show of force. If we don't say something in return, we really can't show our face."
Li Hongtang looked at Gao Shaoyi and said.
"I estimate there are still two hours from the time the warship enters the harbor to the time their prince disembarks. During these two hours, you, old man, will prepare slowly. I will definitely not embarrass you when the time comes."
After Gao Shaoyi finished speaking, he hurried down to make arrangements. This was a moment to show off his force. If he lost face, the image Gao Shaoyi had established in Haicheng might be damaged.
This is definitely something Gao Shaoyi can't bear. Gaining so many adoration points every day is the driving force for the army to continue to develop. If these few warships of the Dongdi Kingdom lose their adoration points, wouldn't Gao Shaoyi suffer a big loss?
Is it? Not only is it a matter of appearance, the actual damage is also great.
"Immediately mobilize all the artillery of the entire army in Haicheng, and immediately run towards the artillery position in the south of the city."
Before Gao Shaoyi left the governor's office, he immediately issued such an order to Liu Shan. Although Liu Shan didn't understand what was going on, Gao Shaoyi's order was an imperial edict in the Suppression Army. He immediately got on a three-wheeled sidecar to convey the order.
went.
After arriving at the artillery training base, there were not many people here because it was morning. Except for Gao Shaoyi's guards, no one else had come over yet.
Gao Shaoyi directly exchanged them for thirty-six 105mm light howitzers.
After thinking about it, maybe the shock value is not enough, so I might as well just exchange them for seventy-two guns to form two artillery regiments.
This kind of advanced breech-loading artillery will not be available for at least fifty years. By then, he should be able to earn back his face. Gao Shaoyi wants to see what the prince of Dongdi will look like when the time comes. Even if you are
Our navy is extremely powerful, is it possible that we can still reach land?
After the exchange was completed, Gao Shaoyi looked at the price of the shells.
The system is a super plug-in, with twelve shells as a base number.
Each base only requires five merit points, and it can't get any cheaper. If you buy this kind of artillery shells from foreigners, each cannon shell will cost more than fifty silver coins.
The shouts of soldiers not far away could be heard. This should be the assembled artillery. Gao Shaoyi calculated that about forty minutes had passed, and the speed of the assembly was quite acceptable.
After the artillerymen ran in, they were attracted by the heavy artillery in front of them, which was a full circle larger than the original 75mm artillery.
When did the Marquis buy such a big guy for us?
Although everyone's faces were very shocked, they did not leave the team at this moment, and they still stood in line obediently. Gao Shaoyi was still very satisfied with their performance. At least the usual military discipline training was very good...??