Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

"Okay, okay..." Seeing Pei Huayu's facial expression gradually collapse, Jiang Han finally put his thoughts back and began to explain: "Of course it's for the brand effect."

"The technical threshold for making soap is actually not high. If you buy it and think about it a little, you may be able to imitate it. Therefore, we must control the formula well in the early stage and not let it leak out."

"When we stamp the soap, customers will know that it is produced by us. As long as the quality is good, customers will psychologically trust our products. At this point, people from other workshops will start to imitate them on a large scale."

"But as long as we don't disclose the formula, we will insist that this soap will always belong to Jiang Ji. Only ours is the most authentic. Only with this stamp can it be called soap. Do you understand this principle?"

Volume 211: Chapter Chapter : Attacking Zhenjiang

"Sir, the enemy troops on the other side are making a move!"

At the garrison in Zhenjiang City, the sentry rushed into the garrison headquarters and reported to the chief officer who was in the hall.

"What! Lead the way!"

The chief officer who was fishing was startled and quickly asked someone to lead the way, and the group hurried to the riverside.

The waves were surging on the riverside. The Yangtze River is one of the largest rivers in the world. Given the width of the river in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, it is natural that everyone was left alone.

But the key is not what you see. For this kind of thing, the main thing is to create the right atmosphere. Seeing or getting something is not important.

"Is the news confirmed?"

"I am sure, sir. Our informant in Yangzhou just reported that the bandit army is gathering at the dock and will attack today!"

"Assemble quickly! The enemy has just captured Yangzhou, so they must not have many ships! Bring all the cannons you can get here, we must keep them all away from the river bank!"

Unlike ancient Yangzhou, which was a large city integrating three places, Zhenjiang was just a small city. Its strategic location overlapped with Yangzhou, but its economic level was not as high as that of the opposite city. Therefore, the number of garrison troops stationed there was much smaller.

For a place with insufficient permanent troops, the fact that their next-door neighbor is a strong man who can defeat an army of 30,000 is like the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, and they are always worried about when the sword will strike them.

As the old saying goes, one can only steal for a thousand days, but one cannot guard against thieves for a thousand days. No matter how hard you try, there will always be a day when you can no longer guard against them. The soldiers in Zhenjiang have been living in fear every day in recent months. They have sent a large number of troops to the other side of the river to monitor the movements of the other side. They dare not even fish at night, for fear that the other side will suddenly attack them. Everyone has dark circles under their eyes.

Now that I've heard that the fighting has finally started on the other side, to be honest, apart from the seriousness of facing a powerful enemy and the fear of facing the enemy, I actually feel a little relieved. Wow, they're finally fighting!

Killing people is not enough! For several months, everyone has not been able to sleep well, and they are living in fear every day. How can they live like this? Even the spies in Yangzhou can't stand it anymore. They go to the restaurant every day to eat peanuts, which makes them bloated and fart, and their hands are rubbed red. The boss looks at him with a strange look.

Now that it has finally arrived and the fight has finally begun, they will finally be free.

You guys, why did you come just now? !

The Yangtze River today is different from the Yangtze River in later generations. There are still large tracts of wetlands along the river banks, which can allow large ships to sail. The government has spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build large docks, and these places have also become the focus of military defense.

Here, several artillery batteries stood tall. Zhenjiang was under-equipped, with only a few six-pound cannons on the batteries. But to be honest, they had some idea of ​​the ships that Yangzhou could use to attack the city. Even if the other side had tremendous capabilities, they would not be able to produce enough large warships in just a few months. At most, they would have ships from the Yangzhou navy. For the inland navy, six-pound cannons were enough. They just needed to fire more accurately. After a few shots, the wooden ships would take on water, and all the people on the ships would have to go into the river to feed the fish.

The inland navy had not yet been severely beaten by foreigners, and they were not clear about what the fear of insufficient firepower was. Unlike Zheng Zhilong, who had to engage in passionate sword battles with foreigners all year round, their demand for artillery was often just enough to have enough.

It has to be said that the bandit army on the opposite side was a very powerful enemy for the Zhenjiang government troops. They knew that they might not be able to withstand it, but they had to resist anyway.

It was an April day with a baby face. The sky, which was previously clear, suddenly became overcast near noon, adding fuel to the already nervous mood of the champions.

The ancients were very superstitious and were very sensitive to omens such as celestial phenomena. Now that a war is imminent, what does it mean that the sky suddenly turns cloudy? Could it be that the enemy's evil has reached a level that even the heavens are alarmed? What a terrible enemy!

A drop of rain fell slowly, then the second drop, and the third drop, gradually gathered into a sudden heavy rain. There was a rumbling thunder in the sky, and then the stone turret built high in the port exploded.

The violent explosion occurred suddenly, catching everyone off guard. However, before everyone could come to their senses, the second thunder sounded again.

Looking at the cannon flying in the air, the chief officer finally realized that the enemy army had actually begun the attack, but why was there no sign of the ship?

"Hide quickly!! Enemy attack!!! Build a good formation!!!"

Fort! It's him again! With just two rounds of explosions, the two largest defensive forts on the water in Zhenjiang were blown up into the sky. The violent explosion also detonated the gunpowder on the forts. The forts walking in the air even found a companion for themselves when they landed.

They couldn't see the enemy's position and could only hear the rumbling thunder. They now knew that it must be the sound of cannons, but could cannons shoot that far?

Fortunately, the outer edges of the Ming army's helmets were wide enough to block the rain so that their vision was not too obstructed.

"Strike the crossbows! Sword and shield soldiers, move forward! Form a good formation!"

This heavy rain further reduced the already low chance of defending the city, because at this time the artillery still mainly relied on the power of gunpowder combustion. The Ming army did not have enough technology to keep the gunpowder dry. Rainy days would make the gunpowder damp, causing it to either not burn completely or simply become a dud. Even if the gunpowder in the barrel was not cleaned properly, there was a high probability that the artillery would explode.

But the defenders no longer have this worry, after all, all the cannons have been blown up.

Although there were still shoulder-fired cannons, they fired shotgun shells and were mainly used to fight the army. They were of little use in naval battles. In addition, gunpowder became damp on rainy days, so using them might not kill the enemy, but might instead kill a large number of their own people. Most of the Ming army's firearms were destroyed, and they could only use blades to hack people down.

Fortunately, there is the navy. The artillery on the navy ships is well sealed in the cabin. The situation is much better than the cannons on the turrets. At least firing is not a problem. This is also the only firearm that the government troops can rely on.

And what are their opponents?

The dense and heavy rain gathered a thin mist on the water surface, making it impossible to see the situation on the other side. The waves were cut through by three large ships and moved forward slowly. On the large ships, several sailors were controlling the warships, and on the decks of the large ships, several human figures were standing together. Beside them, a purple-black mechanical body that was more than one person tall was holding up the muzzle of a gun.

The four mechanical limbs with wheels allow it to move almost entirely. The size of the tires is not large, which means that this thing's mobility is not very strong, but the mechanical howitzer muzzle on its side is full of a sense of technology. As long as anyone can see it, there will be no doubt about its firepower.

Jaguar is a long-range fire bombing unit with super high damage in the game. Its mobility is poor, but its output capacity is comparable to that of military units. Its S-level hit rate allows it to reduce the bombing error to millimeters.

Unfortunately, in order to improve the gaming experience for everyone, there will be a few seconds of attack prompts before the attack, and players can control the humanoid to avoid its attack.

Jaguar: I want it! What's the use of this S hit! I have it! What's the use of this D damage!

However, this thing is only terrible in the game. If it is terrible in reality, it will be an enemy that no humanoid wants to encounter.

Even though they were highly maneuverable, the Jaguar's bombing was like a leech on their backs, making it difficult for them to deal with it. They dared not stay in the same place for more than a few seconds, not to mention the effort of escaping from the explosion range.

With the extremely long range, the huge power of the howitzer, and the miraculous precision strikes measured in millimeters, the little loser in this game has stood up at this moment!

Jaguar cries!

Just two shells accurately destroyed the Zhenjiang Fort which was two kilometers away. Each shell hit the ammunition depot accurately and caused a chain reaction. It has to be said that the computing power of the machine is really well controlled.

A total of three ships came this time to be responsible for the Zhenjiang capture plan. This is the first batch of combat troops and also the last batch. The rest are all responsible for fighting street battles, salvaging damaged ships, and collecting usable resources. This group of people will enter Zhenjiang in the second batch.

After destroying two coastal artillery batteries with two shots, Jaguar quickly found his new target, the artillery camp behind the government troops and the remaining scattered artillery batteries. Then he began the enjoyable roll call activity.

The government troops on the shore could only passively take the beating at this moment, watching the artillery batteries on the shore being blown up one after another. They were completely powerless to do anything about it. For the general of the defending army, he had never fought such a frustrating battle before. It had always been their Ming army that bullied others with artillery. Why was it that this time they were going to be crushed without even seeing anyone?

Jaguar's goal was clear: to destroy all the enemy's near-shore firepower points and create convenience for the humanoids' landing. These soldiers who were forming a large formation near the dock were not within his priority firepower coverage units.

Perhaps the only consolation for these hard-working soldiers defending the city is the navy ships forming a formation on the river.

"No, we can't just sit there and wait for death. The enemy's artillery is farther than ours!"

The chief officer was no fool. When the second artillery position was blown into the most beautiful clouds in the sky and they didn't even see the shadow of the enemy, he realized the gap between the enemy and us. The enemy's artillery had a longer range than theirs and even more powerful than theirs. He had always been extremely vigilant against this bandit army that could capture Yangzhou and defeat 30,000 government troops. It would be more reasonable to say that the enemy had such artillery.

I can't go on like this. If I defend like this, I will only become a target for the opponent. I must counter the opponent's moves! At the very least, I have to pull the opponent to my level!

"Everyone, form teams, form Yuanyang Town, and disperse!!"

Artillery likes dense formations most, so that it can hit a large area at a time. The best way to deal with artillery is to disperse the army. Yuanyang Town does not need a large army to cooperate, only a few people need to form a small formation. When fighting, these small Yuanyang formations will divide the enemy into small pieces and clear them out one by one. It is the best choice to avoid artillery without losing combat effectiveness.

"Order the navy! Move forward! Make sure to find the enemy's position and get close to them! Fire at close range!!"

When facing an opponent with long arms attacking short arms, you can either force yourself to move forward and directly use a strong hand to split the opponent's head followed by two punches, or you can only use your movement speed to close the distance while taking damage, and then use the opponent's power to follow up with a deliberate punch, otherwise you will just be eaten by the opponent.

The Zhenjiang navy had no flash, no gale force, and no pursuers to use. All they could do was to send out all the navy ships that were originally used for near-shore defense, find the position of the enemy army in the river, and then quickly approach. This would cause great casualties, but there was no other way. If they didn't do this, they wouldn't even have the ability to fight back.

The artillery position was destroyed, and the flag bearer could only find as high a place as possible to wave the flag to convey orders. Fortunately, despite the heavy rain, the fog on the water was not thick, and the flag signals could still be seen clearly.

"What did the chief say?"

"Turn the boat around and search for the bandits!"

"Turn the boat around!!! Raise the sail!"

The captains of the navy are not there to do nothing. They also understand how to deal with the current war situation, but they have to wait for orders. Only with orders can they take action.

Dozens of ships of the Zhenjiang Navy soon raised their sails and headed towards the center of the river. The roar of the Jaguar howitzers was loud and gradually became clearer as the distance gradually approached. After the distance got closer, the positioning that might have been confused by thunder because of being too far away gradually became clearer.

"Left front!! Turn rudder!"

After sailing on the water, the fleet could no longer receive orders from the chief officer, and everything had to be decided by the captain himself. However, everyone was very clear about their combat mission: find the enemy and close the distance. The enemy ships were only comparable to ours, and it was impossible to escape from them.

If that doesn't work, they can use a small boat loaded with kerosene to hit the opponent's waist! Give them a fatal blow!

"Let me see, six enemy units are approaching us, moving speed 3, we are expected to meet in about ten minutes."

On the electronic map, the position of the Ming army's ships is clearly visible, but not too transparent.

"It's time for another big guy to come out"

"Oh, this is so boring. Will it end once we get ashore?"

Obviously, the dog was a little unhappy about this.

"How is that possible? These enemies seem to have a strong desire to resist. They shouldn't be defeated so quickly. This is your chance to show off."

"Great!"

On another large ship, an even larger machine, like a giant black bear, started up slowly, and the green indicator light above its head turned red.

This machine has an extremely huge body. Its round figure even looks a bit honest. Its broad and heavy head and sturdy mechanical limbs tell of its terrifying defensive power. Its huge height of five meters and its heavy body make the speed of the ship carrying it fall behind the other two ships by a small section.

Because of its round and heavy body, it naturally couldn't move very fast. It slowly walked towards the side of the ship, and the entire ship was slightly tilted due to its movement.

"Good guy, is he reliable..."

"Until we have a big enough ship, we should try to use this thing on land..."

Not to mention the sailors, even the humanoids' mouths twitched when they saw this.

After walking to the side of the ship, the silvery-white hatch on its round belly opened downwards, and two round black little guys emerged.

Then, three, four... a total of six little things appeared with a buzzing sound, and then like naughty children, they dived into the water with cheers.

With a splash, after the little thing entered the water, the four fan-shaped blades behind it began to rotate, stirring up a string of foamy torrents in the water. The little guy's body also shot forward like a sharp sword.

"This is the first time I know... that Goliath can be used as a torpedo..."

416 looked at the foam trail on the water and fell into deep thought.

“Haha, me too.”

Volume 212: Chapter Chapter : A devastating water battle

It is wartime now, and the fishermen on the river have started fishing long ago. Jiang Han has also made advance notice that we are going to fight a war, so please ask the fishermen in this section of the river to stay away as soon as possible. Otherwise, how can Zhenjiang get the accurate information?

Logically speaking, in this kind of war situation, the army would not care about the lives of civilians. In fact, if the army can resist robbing ordinary people, they can be considered a rare benevolent and righteous army.

Just like many players like to chop down enemies with health bars when they enter the game, and like to loot any supplies they see. It’s not because they are good or evil, but simply because they can do it.

He has a sharp knife in his chest and a murderous intention.

No one has ever seen an officer like Jiang Han who would actually notify civilians to evacuate before a war. It's not even clear whether it's better to call him kind or stupid.

Jiang Han's idea is actually very simple. No matter how we fight here, it will be an easy victory. Why would the Golden Fleet play tricks on us? F2 can just attack directly. On the contrary, our disadvantage is development. Population, infrastructure, market, everything needs development. We attack Zhenjiang to control a smooth shipping route and the development of the fishing industry. Naturally, we must ensure that normal production is not affected by military operations. Everyone will just hide when they see the warships, and then do what they need to do after that.

Back to the battlefield, a ten-minute journey on the water may seem very long, but in fact, at this distance, both sides can basically see each other's outlines, which is quite good news for the Zhenjiang Navy.

On the masts of each large ship, flag officers were frantically passing flag signals, and the navy ships were surrounding the three large ships like a big net.

"The other side really doesn't have too many naval forces. We have to fight this battle!"

This is the first good news since the war began. For the navy, this news is decisive. A tiger cannot beat a pack of wolves. You only have three large ships, and we have dozens of ships. Although you have cannons with a range of Jiyuan, so what? We have dozens of ships, and we can outlast you!

After determining the target, the fleet formation began to adjust. The ships on both sides began to increase their strength to encircle the three ships, and the front fleet slowly deployed in an attempt to completely surround the three large ships.

However, an accident soon happened.

Unlike their mother Goliath Factory, which had a pitiful speed of only three points and looked very slow, the Black Goliath had a speed of ten points. It was a completely black shadow underwater, and was rapidly approaching several ships with a large number of bubble trails. The observers on the ship also saw this.

On the water surface not far away, a white line came from far away and quickly passed by the side of their ship. At first, the observer thought it was some kind of fish. After all, it was the Yangtze River, so it was not surprising to see big fish. Being a fisherman these days is a painful and happy thing. The good thing is that it is difficult to catch anything, but the bad thing is that you never know what you will catch. You might turn your head and hit yourself in the face.

Today, the Yangtze River system, where the environment has not been damaged, is full of talented people. If you catch a carp, it may drag you into the water.

At first he didn't take it seriously. Isn't it common sense that there are big fish in the Yangtze River? It's just that this big fish is a bit powerful, and it can create so many waves when paddling.

But he soon discovered that something was wrong. The direction in which these fish were swimming seemed to be heading towards his own main ship.

The Zhenjiang Navy is not a large navy. There are only a few battleships in the fleet. The rest are relatively inadequate in terms of draft, speed, size, and gun caliber. It is good enough to have six guns on a ship.

As the main combat force, the battleship will naturally find a good firing position to meet the enemy head-on, and the fleet's main commander will also be on the largest ship.

Generally speaking, these big fish will avoid ships when they encounter them. At most, they will follow behind the big ships and eat the small fish that are stunned by the currents as the big ships sail. How could there be fish that go directly towards the big ships?

A violent explosion suddenly struck! A red light suddenly appeared, interrupting everyone's thoughts. The strong shock wave and the loud noise produced by the explosion almost knocked down all the soldiers on the deck. The big ship was shaken for a moment because of the violent explosion.

Looking up, one of the frigates of the command ship in the main fleet was on fire, and the entire ship was blown into two pieces from the middle! The flames of the explosion ignited in the middle of the ship, and the entire ship was lifted high and fell heavily in the middle by the impact of the explosion, and the keel was directly torn into a pile of fragments. Everyone spread wantonly on the wreckage, billowing smoke rose, and a large amount of river water began to pour into the hole. In a flash, all that was left in the ears was the sound of the river engulfing the wreckage and screams. Many of the navy stationed on the ship did not even have the chance to scream before they were directly engulfed by the powerful explosion.

The frigate was completely destroyed, and the sailors who were lucky enough to survive jumped into the water and swam quickly towards the friendly ships in the river.

"What's going on? Is it the enemy's artillery?!"

The commander on the command ship was still in shock. He had been on the bow deck for the convenience of command. The frigate was not far away from them. The impact of the explosion threw him directly onto the deck. Fortunately, the guards around him grabbed him desperately to avoid being thrown out. He had just climbed up from the deck and watched the wreckage of the frigate not far away slowly sink into the water, his pupils contracted.

That frigate is one of the few main battleships in their navy, and its specifications are no different from those of their main ship. If the enemy's artillery can directly sink that frigate, then the same can be true for theirs.