Chapter 1319 Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet (Supplement)
Northern Qi's navy has never been very good.
Even before Shen Yi improved the ship's cannon and reorganized the Dengzhou Navy, Northern Qi was not very good at water warfare. Otherwise, they would not have been defeated by Ding Guogong, General Zhao Chong and Zhao, with the help of the Huaihe Navy. The dead ground is blocked to the north of the Huaihe River.
Although the Tianjin Sanwei near Tianjin Port are also responsible for protecting Tianjin Port and own warships, they only have a few cannons on their warships.
Moreover, Tianjin's three guards have not had any water battles for a long time.
At this time, hundreds of warships were seen blocking the Tianjin Port and firing at Tianjin Port, which stunned the people of Tianjin Sanwei.
The Tianjin Three Guards had already known about the news that a Nanchen navy was heading north by sea. After all, there were so many warships, and Qi people were not blind. During this period, the Tianjin Three Guards also mobilized many warships and troops. Prepare to block the landing enemy at Tianjin Port.
But right now, these warships in Nanchen seem to have no intention of landing at all!
They just bombed Tianjin Port from a distance.
Moreover, some of the artillery shells used were solid shells, and the other part were explosive shells. In just one hour, the originally bustling Tianjin Port had been bombarded into tatters and reduced to a state of ruin.
And when these Nanchen warships arrived here, they showed no sign of wanting to land!
At this time, Ma Lian, the commander-in-chief of the Third Tianjin Guards, had already led the soldiers of the Third Tianjin Guards to prepare on land.
However, seeing that no one had landed on these Nanchen ships, General Ma was a little confused. He called one of his Qianhu men and asked: "What do these Zinan people mean? The ships are almost gone." We've landed, why haven't we seen anyone come ashore for a long time?"
The Qianhu looked at the sea, and then said cautiously: "Sir, can I borrow your telescope from the general to take a look?"
Jiankang's Liulichang had already mass-produced telescopes, which were not only widely used in the military. Because the imperial court was short of money, a batch of them were sold in Jiankang City at a high price. At this time, Jiankang's high-ranking officials People, a lot of people already have this thing in their homes.
In other words, this thing is no longer a rare thing in Chen State, whether in the military or among the people.
Although some of this thing was leaked to Northern Qi, the quantity was never too large. Until now, it is still considered a rarity in Northern Qi.
For example, the telescope owned by Commander-in-Chief Ma Lian is a single-cylinder, the original version of the telescope.
The telescopes distributed by the middle and high-level officials of the Huai'an Army have been upgraded to the second and third generations. They are already binoculars.
Even so, among the three guards in Tianjin, only Ma Lian is something of a rarity.
It is worth mentioning that most of the telescopes in the Northern Qi Dynasty were "captured", and a very small number were bought from the south through some means, but most of them were seized from the army.
Many of the captured items from the army were not kept in the army and handed over to the generals for use. Instead, they were exiled to Yandu, where they were sought after by the dignitaries and bought back to their homes to watch as a curiosity.
Ma Lian hesitated for a moment, then handed the telescope in his hand to Qianhu. Qianhu, named Yang, took it carefully. After observing the battlefield with the telescope, he said: "Sir, this is from the south.
This navy is quite large, and these warships at sea can probably carry several thousand people. If they were eager to land, they would have already landed on land under the cover of artillery."
"And now, they haven't landed yet, which means they have no intention of landing at all."
"Not logging in?"
Ma Lian frowned: "Then why did they mobilize all the troops to come to Tianjin Port?"
Yang Qianhu looked around and sighed: "Sir, take a look, Tianjin Port is already in a mess. Merchant ships are running away and damaged. Not to mention anything else, this day alone will affect Tianjin Shipping Department in the next few years."
It is difficult to recover time, the emperor knows..."
"The thunder must be wrathful."
Tianjin Shipping Company is now one of the most important economic sources of Northern Qi. Especially after losing two provinces in a row, Northern Qi's rule is in danger, and it needs such a commercial port!
"and…"
Yang Qianhu looked at the sea and sighed: "Moreover, these Nanchen warships have been here for a day, and our three Tianjin guards have been guarding the seaside for a day. They can land at any time..."
"Maybe at some point, we will be caught off guard!"
General Ma looked up into the distance and asked: "What should we do? Our warships have already gone up and tried it. They are far from rivals of these Nanchen warships. If we don't guard them on land, we can't just go up and give them victory.
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"grown ups."
Yang Qianhu sighed: "They are warships, not cargo ships. The large load on the ship should be artillery shells and the like. They cannot be used too much, so they cannot be on the sea all the time. As long as you keep an eye on them, they
I will definitely log in."
"At the same time, report the truth to the court and request the court's navy for support."
"The imperial navy?"
Ma Lian said in a muffled voice: "Where can the navy come from now?"
"Sir, please report whether or not you have any."
This Han Chinese family was all shocked by the low emotional intelligence of their boss, Zhu Lizhen.
He took a deep breath, lowered his head and said: "If you don't report it, the problem here in Tianjin Port will be the problem of our Tianjin Sanwei."
"Report it to the court. There is no navy in the imperial court. That is the imperial court's problem."
Mr. Ma's eyes lit up and he patted Yang Qianhu heavily on the shoulder: "You are still smart!"
"You stay here and keep a close eye on these Nanchen navy commanders!"
"I went to find my master, draft a document, and ask for help from the imperial court!"
After saying that, General Ma turned his head and ran away.
Yang Qianhu stayed where he was, looking at his boss who was walking away, and then turned to look at the messy Tianjin Port, feeling a sense of powerlessness in his heart for no reason.
He let out a long sigh.
"At least, leave me the telescope..."
………………
The news of the attack on Tianjin quickly spread throughout the Northern Qi capital and shocked the capital.
It turned out that although the war was tense, the nearest place was still hundreds of miles away from Yandu, so the people near Yandu still felt a little psychological comfort.
But now, Tianjin is under attack!
And it is said that the three guards of Tianjin were helpless and were beaten on the head by Nanchen Navy!
This news, together with the cold wind of winter, blew throughout Yandu.
When the news reached the imperial city of Yandu, His Majesty Emperor Zhaowu stayed in the Xiude Hall and did not come out all day.
No one dares to meet His Majesty the Emperor.
Everyone in Yandu deliberately remained silent, as if this incident had never happened.
General Lang Yanlang began to mobilize the imperial army to enter Yandu and suppressed this silent capital of the world.
For the next seven days, the Dengzhou Navy, except for occasionally sending a small number of soldiers ashore to investigate the situation, spent most of the time on the ship without any sign of going ashore.
The navy of Tianjin Sanwei also made several symbolic resistances, but the difference in ship artillery meant that they did not threaten the capabilities of the Dengzhou navy at sea.
At this time, Shen Yi, who was far away in Shunde, was also affected by the bombardment of Tianjin Port.
At the gate of Shunde Fucheng, Mr. Shen looked at the middle-aged man who had just jumped off his horse with a smile, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Brother, thank you for your hard work."
After Zhang Jian got off the horse, he rubbed his painful waist, first returned the gift, and then said helplessly: "Other civil servants always ride in sedans wherever they go. It's better for me. You urged me to ride here. My old waist can't support it anymore." Living."
Shen Yi stepped forward to support him and said with a smile: "Senior brother, if I can handle the things here well, all of us senior brothers can go back to Jiankang this year to have a look. After you return to Jiankang, you can also take a trip to Yu Qiankang." ."
"otherwise…"
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "I, the governor, will not approve your trip to visit relatives."
Zhang Jian rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You, Shen Zhongcheng, are in charge of controlling the Third Secretary of the Yamen, but I don't need your approval when I visit relatives."
"Say it..."
Zhang Jian rubbed his waist and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Let's eat first and chat while eating."
Mr. Shen took Zhang Fantai all the way to the temporary office in Shunde City. The two brothers sat together. After the food and drinks were served, Zhang Jian said, "Zi Heng, if you have anything to do, you'd better talk about it now."
He looked at Shen Yi with vigilant eyes: "Don't think about letting me come to govern here again. I have been in Shandong for several years and it almost exhausted me to death!"
"no no."
Mr. Shen smiled and shook his head: "Absolutely not."
He stood up, took several letters from his desk, and placed them in front of Zhang Jian: "Brother, take a look first."
Zhang Jian took it, but before opening the letter, he was stunned when he saw the envelope of the first letter.
"Young Minister of Dali Temple..."
He picked up the second letter and looked at the envelope: "Doctor from the Ministry of Industry..."
"The Minister of Justice..."
"Left... deputy capital minister?"
He suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Yi: "These are all officials from Northern Qi? Doesn't this envelope seem to be your handwriting, Ziheng?"
"I marked it."
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "When someone sends a letter, you can't write your name on the envelope."
"These are some high-ranking officials."
"There are many minor officials, but I didn't have time to see them."
"Senior brother is invited here to help me sort out these relationships and handle these letters. This kind of thing is too complicated and not easy to show to others."
"I'm actually not very proficient in official matters, and I need to find someone to discuss how to deal with them, so I can only invite my senior brother."
"After all, things have stabilized in Jinan."
Zhang Fantai looked at Shen Yi, then at the letter in front of him. He was silent for a while, then shook his head and said with emotion.
"He is truly a prophet of spring water."
"These guys..."
Zhang Jian narrowed his eyes slightly.
"More than seventy years ago, it was probably them who paid homage to Zhu Lizhen."