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On May 18, the sun is shining in Tianjin, and the shops are about to enter the busiest time, and it is also the most profitable time of the year to begin. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Different from last year's busy year before last, there are now some people in Tianjin Wei who are dressed richly and have a leisurely entourage of people, many people have wealth in recent years, the old ones may work hard to make money, some enjoy them, and the juniors of those rich families are exquisite.

In the north where there is little water, Tianjin Wei has a rare collection of water systems, and is close to the sea, and there are also unique scenery that is different from other places.

What's more, although Tianjin Wei is new, there are sea routes and Cao Yun convergence convenience, north and south goods, food, and even the wind and moon things gathered, Haihe River, canal is mostly wealthy businessmen, even the shopkeeper of the warehouse of the commercial bank is quite rich, business wine banquet reward, ushered in the send-off, private feast and fun, the world's delicious and fun are slowly attracted.

Such benefits, not to mention the local new rich have fun, even the rich and noble idlers in Beijing, Beizhili and Henan, Shandong and other places have bought houses in Tianjin Wei, and come to have fun in their spare time, Tianjin Acropolis is not big, and the price of houses and courtyards in the city has risen three times.

Wang Tong knew that Sun Shoulian of Liaozhen had also bought a house here, and it was said that he wanted to ask someone to go to Yangzhou to buy a girl to settle here.

But this leisure, which began in the morning, lasted less than an hour, was interrupted by the rush of galloping horses, and several horsemen whizzed through the market, and the pedestrians dodged in panic.

If it was to be placed in a foreign place, some people would have scolded loudly, and the rich and noble son would go over to find trouble, but here, not only did no one dare to speak out, but they all looked at the cavalry in amazement.

According to their understanding, Tianjin Wei is not a big deal, it will never be like this, and before they can react from the wonder, they hear the sharp sound of the copper whistle.

Everyone's hearts are cold, are subconsciously looking up towards the lookout tower, the appearance of the six-story pagoda, but it is used for the lookout tower, built last year, has become a landmark in the Haihe area, of course, most of the time, is a decoration, but at this time there is a sharp whistle, and the green flag is dancing there.

Waving the green flag, the copper whistle sounds, there is no gong, that is, everyone retreats and is not allowed to go to the street, if there is a gong, it is to find a house to hide, and the military is not respectful.

There was a commotion on the street, and the Ding Zhuang of the security army began to walk to the street to maintain order, and everyone was a little panicked, but they could still maintain their composure and walk everywhere, which was also a rule.

After a while, the street had become a scene, and the brave people were lying on the side of the crack in the door and window, probing their brains, not knowing what was going on.

Hearing the sound of neat footsteps and the sound of shouting and shouting from the officers, some people in the store can see the soldiers marching in formation, from the proprietor, the shopkeeper to the stewards and men below, all of them are worried and believe in Buddhism.

Tianjin Weihai River estuary and the seaside line, from the Haihe River business district fast horse also more than half an hour, this side to do a good job of protection, that side is also in full swing, because the enemy is on the sea.

Near the mouth of the sea, there is also a watchtower made of wood and stone, and the soldiers above are already roaring loudly, and the people below are listening carefully and shouting to the outside world:

"Five Franc ships, two of the same size as the Flying Deer, three slightly smaller ......"

"Bunny, look at the sea stupidly, hurry up and correct the artillery!!"

Tan Huo, the commander of the artillery team, Baihu Muen, and Zhang Wu, the chief flag of the artillery team, these three people took turns to be on duty in various forts in the Haihe River, but it was Zhang Wu who was on duty at the beach today.

There he roared hoarsely, looking at the sea with some nervousness, and there were many wastelands and barren beaches on the seashore and at the mouth of the sea, so there was no need to think too much about the people in the fortifications of the forts.

There were several turrets like the hill packs, with the guns facing the sea, and now they were all nervously reloaded, adjusting their direction.

Seeing that the artillery pieces were loaded and aimed in the direction of the sea, Zhang Wu calmed down for a while and said:

"Give a signal to the ships on the sea, and the artillerymen will have to shoot and let the ships avoid !!"

Tianjin Weigang also has an agreed signal with the outside, and there are people standing on the earthen platform to give a signal, waving the flag, and firing cannons into the air.

At this time, there were not many ships at sea, and when they saw this signal, they all raised their sails and began to dodge, but those few Franc ships were still gradually approaching.

"Mr. Zhang, the fireboat is ready!" "....... three-pound cannon is loaded!!" “…… The five-pound cannon has been prepared!! ”

"The nine-pound cannon is ready!!"

The last shout made Zhang Wu wave his fist violently, the nine-pound cannon is the most powerful artillery cast by the workshop, the firing range is nearly 8,000 steps, but the cannon body is also nearly 3,000 catties, even if it is a gun cart iron wheel, it has to be dragged by more than a dozen cattle and horses, which is quite inconvenient.

There are three such artillery cast, all of which are placed on the seaside battery, this kind of artillery, the loading is similar to usual, but it is difficult to adjust the direction of the gun body, for this, a few cattle were specially raised near the battery, which is used to move the artillery, but in a state of no urgency, it can be done with manpower, but it is much slower.

Zhang Wu had already taken out two wooden rulers in his hands, crossed them in the direction of the Franc ships, squinted his eyes and estimated for a while, and shouted:

"The nine-pound cannon is aimed at the right side of the target flotilla and fires a shot!!"

The artillerymen gathered near the left side of the artillery, moved the artillery, adjusted it slightly, ignited the cannon, and when the fire was fired, the people around covered their ears, and some people plugged it with strips of cloth early.

There was a loud "boom", and the entire earthen platform shook, dust flew, and cannonballs flew out.

Zhang Wu took a few steps forward, staring at the landing point of the cannonball, because he left enough margin, so he fell into the water more than a hundred steps away from the boat, causing a big splash.

When the dust on the fort cleared, the five Franc ships had already lowered their sails, and the nine-pound cannon was a little off, if it was adjusted, a few more guns, there would be no problem in hitting the ship, but Zhang Wu stared at the sea, but ordered his subordinates not to move, and said in a cold voice:

"Call Lao Li who reported the news!!"

The soldiers on the side agreed, hurriedly ran down the earthen platform, and soon brought a person who looked like a boat boss, Zhang Wu pointed to the sea and said:

"These are gunboats, do you see them?"

"It's true, the small ones do see the gun windows under the side of the ship, and there have been a lot of such foreign ships over the years, how can the big ship have thirty guns, and the three small ones have almost fifteen guns on each ship."

Zhang Wu nodded, this is hundreds of cannons, such a gunboat is approaching, Tianjin Wei must be cautious here, someone took advantage of the loophole and drove into the Haihe River, it would be a big disaster.

The reason why he asked this question was because after the warning shot, the five foreign ships at sea immediately lowered their sails and stopped, and if there was any malicious intent, they would probably have to move forward in a roundabout way, or avoid it, instead of stopping and lowering their sails within range, which was also a gesture of goodwill at sea, similar to the discarding of weapons on the battlefield.

In this era, there was no overwhelming superiority on the sea and on the road, and the warships had no way to deal with the coastal defense batteries that also had cannons, and the batteries were ready, and Zhang Wu treated them calmly.

The other party does not seem to have malicious intent, it does not mean that Zhang Wu will not be careful, a strong man with a sharp blade walks on the street, even if he can't do anything, the people around him will be wary and treat it carefully.

No matter what the intentions of these Francose ships, they have such powerful firepower, and they will not take it lightly on the shore, but looking at the other party's appearance, they finally relaxed a little.

"The ship on the sea has let the boat down!!"

Someone shouted from the lookout on the fort, and everyone hurriedly looked over, the weather was clear, there was no shelter on the sea, and the field of vision was wide, and they could see clearly.

I could see several large boats lowering their small boats and rowing towards this side, Zhang Wu turned around and shouted:

"Officer Hu Ying, you guys are on guard, the enemy is coming over!!"

A foot battalion officer behind him agreed loudly, and Tang Shan, the Haihe patrol over there, ran up quickly, and scolded as soon as he came up:

"In the future, I must learn to ride a horse well, and I almost fell off several times on the road."

As he spoke, he walked to the front and looked around, turned back and said:

"Mr. Zhang, this small boat is here, I'm afraid it's here to inform, but be careful, wait for them to dock, hang the big boat with a fireboat, and burn his mother if he moves!"

"Tang Patrol thinks safely!!"

Zhang Wu opened his mouth and said, Tang Shan turned around and ran down the earthen platform, shouting as he ran, the fort was adjacent to the bay, and several sailboats full of firewood and grass had begun to untie the cables and operate nervously.

The soldiers of the foot soldiers have begun to prepare, and they can see the smoke and dust rising from the Haihe commercial area from a distance, and there are also troops coming over there, according to the rules, the horse team has at least eighty percent of the troops moved out.

Tianjin Wei is like a big enemy, but the boats laid down on the five ships on the sea are paddles after all, and they will not be able to reach the shore for a while and a half.

"We are a merchant ship from Macao, I am the owner of the ship, Abagon, we have obtained the permission of the honorable General Wang to come to Tianjin Wei to trade, and set up a shop, why are you firing guns!! Why do you treat guests from afar!! ”

As soon as the dinghy landed, before the soldiers of the Huwei Army could come forward to arrest him, the round merchant Abagon jumped off the boat, shouting angrily.

The soldiers of the Huwei Army looked at each other, everyone was stunned, and they couldn't help but laugh, and Abagon's face turned red with anger.

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