The limited lethality of black powder meant that this primitive version of the grenade could only be killed by fragmented shrapnel and small projectiles placed in the body of the projectile, and was nothing more than a shrunken grenade, but even this was enough to destroy the last will of the armor soldiers to resist.

When the black iron bump rolled to the soles of their feet, the Qing army armor soldiers didn't know what it was, and after a while, it exploded, and the air wave overturned the people around a few meters, and their bodies were covered with fragments and small projectiles, even if they didn't die on the spot, they lost their ability to resist.

The Marines used grenades to clear the way, coupled with nimble handcuffs, and quickly swept through Fort Arthur, and hundreds of armor soldiers were almost slaughtered.

After the yellow-inlaid flag with red edge and yellow background on the city tower was replaced with the "Qiong" word flag, Murong Longcheng and the others got off the battleship, calmly stepped over the corpses along the way, and stood on the city tower.

At this time, everyone condescended to see a few Qing soldiers fleeing from the north gate on horseback, probably because they had slipped through the net. Bol Hu raised the Qionghai Ninth Year Rifle and aimed at these people, but Murong Longcheng reached out and pulled the gun off Bolhu's hand.

Bol looked at Murong Longcheng in confusion: "Master, why don't you cut the grass and eradicate the roots?" ”

Murong Longcheng shook his head: "Have you forgotten the purpose of our trip?" We did not come to slaughter the city, but to alert the Tartars and slow them down their march south. These people fled, just to report to Huang Taiji, lest we spend a lot of effort to take Fort Arthur, but the bitter master did not know, but the flattering eyes were shown to the blind man. ”

"So, are we done now?"

Murong Longcheng looked at the northeast defense line from afar, and said lightly: "It's not enough, just gnawing Lushun is not enough to make Huang Taiji sit still, let's continue to go north along the coast, knock the cities along the way one by one, and let the Tartars know that the entire southern Liaoning is not safe, then they will think twice before entering the customs." ”

Bor suddenly looked at Fort Arthur under his feet and asked, "What about Fort Arthur?" Should it be left to ruin or should troops be sent to occupy it? ”

"The Port of Arthur is a key point, it is connected to Denglai Haiphong in the south, the Beijing-Tianjin gateway in the west, the nearby supply from North Korea in the east, and the Tartars in the north. Although the Tartars can't hold the city, it doesn't mean that we can't defend it. Murong Longcheng replied, "However, our marines are limited in number, so the matter of defending the city will be left to the friendly forces on the Shandong side." Immediately send someone to Dengzhou to inform the head of the Su regiment and ask him to send someone to take over Fort Arthur. ”

Bol suddenly responded: "Yes, my subordinates will send someone to do it immediately." ”

"Also, remember to remind them that they must bring a few more cannons, and when the time comes, they will go to the Golden Mountain and the Tiger Tail Fort, and the Lion's Mouth in the south can be opened by one man - although the Tartars do not have a decent sailor at all, and they are almost no threat from the sea, but North Korea has taken refuge in the Tartars, and those officials keep saying that they are in the Manchu Qing Dynasty and are in the Ming Dynasty, but after all, it is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and us, and if their sailors attack in a big way, they can still make some noise. At the same time, several more cannons should be erected on this wall, and the muzzles of the cannons should be pointed to the north, so as to prevent the Tartars from attacking by land. In addition, I brought some cement craftsmen from Dengzhou to reinforce the city with cement. As long as the north and south sides are guarded, Fort Arthur will be impregnable, and when the time comes, our Qiong Navy will lay this nail in southern Liaoning, so that Huang Taiji will be on his back. ”

"Yes, master."

After conquering Fort Arthur and sending people to contact the Shandong garrison about the takeover of Fort Arthur, the marines withdrew from the city, and the fleet set out from Port Arthur, bypassed the Liaodong Peninsula, and continued northeast along the coastline.

Murong Longcheng was not worried that before the arrival of the people sent by Su Rough Legs, the undefended Fort Arthur would be reoccupied by the Tartars - since only a few hundred people were sent to garrison such a critical place, it showed that Huang Taiji did not attach importance to the entire southern Liaoning at all, or overestimated the offensive ability and determination of the Ming Dynasty, and the entire army in southern Liaoning added up to only a few Niu Lu, and they had to be stationed in Jinzhou, Gaizhou, Fuzhou and other forts, and it was impossible to draw strength to support Lushun.

"Even if they take a desperate step and concentrate all the troops in these places and send them to Lushunkou, we just take advantage of the situation to enter, kick their back door, break through from the sea, and knock down all these places, and save a lot of effort."

At the bow of the "Shandong", Murong Longcheng said to Bolhu on the side.

Bor suddenly asked: "Do these places need to be captured like Lushun?" ”

"Nope. We are not here to do this with such a small number of land troops, so let's leave the siege of cities and land to the army. Murong Longcheng said, "Besides, if you stick a nail, there is enough place in Lushunkou." The rest of the places are too far away from Shandong, and it is inconvenient to transport troops and supplies, and if they are occupied, they will become a burden on the Qiong navy. ”

The guide, Liu Xing, held a telescope and carefully observed the coastline in front of him, and suddenly turned his head to Murong Longcheng and said, "General Murong, the front is Huanglongwei, after this corner, you only need to walk along the coast to the northeast for sixty miles, and you can reach the Jinzhou Acropolis." ”

Sixty miles is one or two hours of work for a sail warship. When Murong Longcheng heard this, he immediately asked Silva to prepare, and the fleet entered a state of combat readiness. Then ask Liu Xing: "How far is the Acropolis of Jinzhou from the sea?" ”

Liu Xing recalled and replied: "The little one once went to Jinzhouwei, it was very close, and it was estimated that it would be less than two miles......

Murong Longcheng secretly estimated that at such a close distance, it was completely possible to use naval guns to cover with firepower, and then use the marines to carry out a strong attack, and the routine was no different from attacking Fort Arthur. In a relaxed mood, he asked again: "What about the Fuzhou Acropolis?" ”

"Back to the general's words, the Fuzhou Acropolis is a little far from the shore, and it is estimated that it will take forty miles to land from the area of Changxing Island."

"Forty miles?"

Murong Longcheng frowned, this distance is really a bit far, even if the marines don't have any baggage, and all the troops are lightly armed, but the distance of eighty miles back and forth, walking on both feet, you don't have to do anything during the whole day, you can just use it to walk, and the mobility of the combined operation of the fleet and the marines will lose its meaning. Without the fire support of the fleet, and the sparsely populated southern Liaoning lacked the conditions for local supply, a long-distance attack was not a wise choice.

After much consideration, he made a decision.

"After beating Jinzhou, I will not stay in Fuzhou, bypass Changxing Island, go directly north, and go to Gaizhou."

The fleet of nine warships bypassed Huanglongwei and went straight to Jinzhouwei. This task force began to roll out the Qing army's strongholds in southern Liaonan one by one, and after Lushunkou, Jinzhouwei was the second unlucky.