Chapter 287 Has the identity of the Son of Destiny been seen through?
When Lin Ziran and his people rushed to the coastal defense fort.
The coastal defense fort is already in full preparation. The four 150mm cannons and four 150mm howitzers in the third heavy artillery battalion deployed here have already opened their gun jackets. The artillerymen even
They are already loaded, and with just one order, they can target the unidentified ironclads on the river and launch bombardments.
However, Zhou Hefu did not order the bombardment, because after the previous warning shot, the opponent had already begun to turn towards the central channel of the river.
At the same time, the other party also played light signals and semaphores.
However, the fog on the river was still very heavy at this time, so the semaphore could not be seen clearly, but the light signal could be recognized.
It's just that the light signal system on Daheng's side was very crude at this time, and it was more troublesome to express complex meanings. Therefore, the meaning interpreted by the signal soldiers of the coastal defense battery was actually very simple: ceasefire, no hostility.
After receiving the signal soldier's reply, Zhou Hefu still didn't care.
Although the other party stated that it was not hostile and wanted to request a ceasefire, the other party was composed of three armored ships. Although the distance was a bit far away, the specific strength of the naval guns on them was not yet known.
But the three ironclad ships combined have at least more than ten naval guns, and there will be no shortage of large-caliber artillery.
Once these ironclad ships equipped with large-caliber naval guns are allowed to approach and bombard the port, it will cause great damage to the port.
Today, the port in Sanyang Town is very important to the Sixth Division system, because it is almost the only export port of Qingshan Petroleum Company.
At the same time, a large amount of materials were imported through this small port.
If any enemy really bombards this small port and destroys the port facilities, it will seriously affect our own material transportation at least in a short period of time.
Otherwise, Lin Ziran would not have deployed the reinforced Third Heavy Artillery Battalion here before.
Zhou Hefu had confidence in his third heavy artillery battalion, but he had no confidence in the port facilities.
Once an enemy ship approaches for artillery bombardment, although the number of our third heavy artillery battalion is less than that of the opponent, we will not be at a disadvantage in an artillery battle. At the same time, we are also protected by the fortifications of the shore defense batteries, so the fight will be more difficult.
Got the advantage.
However, it would be more troublesome if the other party risked the battleship being sunk by approaching the shelling port.
The opponent's is an iron-clad ship with iron-clad defenses. Although the power of its own naval guns is not small, it is difficult to cause too much damage to them at medium and long distances. It is difficult to completely sink the enemy ship in a short time.
The other side has all the time to bombard the port facilities.
Therefore, although he did not let the artillery fire, he still kept the troops sufficiently vigilant.
At the same time, let the signal soldiers continue to communicate with the other party, at least to understand the other party's identity and purpose.
Time passed bit by bit, and the two parties used traffic lights to communicate. Zhou Hefu finally figured out the identity of the other party.
The opponent turned out to be the third artillery fleet. What kind of force was this third artillery fleet? It was the artillery fleet under the Guang'an Third Army, and the Guang'an Third Army was Li Kun's men.
Why is the third fleet under Li Kun coming here?
Don’t they usually stay at Pingdan Port, which is more than ten kilometers downstream?
Zhou Hefu hadn't been confused for long before the other party explained his intention.
They actually came to seek refuge with Lin Ziran!
After learning the other party's reply, Zhou Hefu felt that his brain could not keep up.
The running fleet under Li Kun actually came to join his master?
There's something wrong with this situation.
Faced with this situation, he couldn't make a decision at all, so he immediately asked the signal soldiers to reply and asked them to wait, and explained that he had urgently notified the division commander and asked them to wait for processing.
But the other party said that they didn't have much time, because they came secretly by boat in the middle of the night, and Li Kun had probably discovered their defection by now and sent a warship to pursue them.
Faced with this situation, Zhou Hefu looked at the sky. Although the sun still had not risen, the sky in the east was already white and the sky was getting brighter.
If the situation is really as they said, Li Kun must have discovered it, but I don't know whether they chased him or not.
But to be on the safe side, Zhou Hefu was still prepared to refuse their entry into Hong Kong now.
Who knows if what they say is true or false? If it's true, it's okay. If it's false, they'll use this excuse to sneak in.
Those are three ironclad ships. Once they approach and bombard the port, the entire port will be destroyed.
So Zhou Hefu said: "Let them wait first, it won't be long!"
But not long after, Zhou Hefu saw Lin Ziran.
Lin Ziran led his men and galloped all the way, very fast, and the distance was not too far, so they came so fast.
After turning over and dismounting, Lin Ziran looked towards the river and said, "How is the situation?"
At this time, Zhou Hefu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, they have announced their identities just now. They are the warships of the Third Artillery Fleet under Li Kun, and they came here to join you, Your Majesty!"
"Come to join me?" When Lin Ziran heard this, he was as surprised as Zhou Hefu at the beginning.
The sun is rising in the west today, and there are still people coming to me with warships?
Looking back, it was wrong!
The sun obviously rises from the east!
Since the sun is not coming out from the west, then it means that his domineering aura has broken through the sky and enveloped a hundred miles in radius, so that these people took the initiative to bring their warships to seek refuge?
To be honest, Lin Ziran couldn't understand it for a while.
It was not like no one had come to seek refuge with Lin Ziran before, including many professional officers. There had even been people under Feng Haozhong who brought hundreds of people to seek refuge with him before.
But those situations are different from the current situation.
Those professional officers who defected to the army were, at best, professional officers, but at worst, they were all down-and-out people. Many of them were former Cong Junmings who had retired because they could no longer survive. In addition, after Feng Haozhong was defeated,
It was not the escaped officers who came to join him.
But defecting, and defecting with a battleship, has really never happened before.
Could it be said that someone already knows the identity of his destined son?
While Lin Ziran was thinking wildly, a group of officers on the largest of the three armored ships on the river, which was more than 600 tons, looked at the direction of the port with suspicious expressions.
The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a military rank badge.
At this time, a slightly younger doctor next to him said: "Sir, we have never contacted them before. If we come here directly, will they accept us?"
Someone on the side said: "Yes, we are from the Third Artillery Fleet after all. Whether Lin Ziran dares to accept us is still a question!"
After hearing these words, the leader, Doctor Shang, looked back at them and finally said: "Now that the matter is over, what's the use of talking about this? Is it possible that you still want to return to Pingdan Port?"
"Humph, if you want to go back, go back by yourself, I won't go back anyway!"
"That bastard Li Kun eats and drinks well every day, but where are our brothers from the Third Artillery Fleet?"
"It's been three months and I haven't received a single point!"
"Our brothers in the Third Artillery Fleet don't want to eat or support their families?"