Please ask me to be the emperor

"General, not far ahead is Dagokou!" Just as Deputy Military Envoy Huang Sunmao led more than a hundred warships to attack the rebels at sea, another fleet had already approached the port.

The leader of this fleet is none other than Wang Guerji.

Even though he was just a guerrilla general, his rank was still below that of deputy generals and staff generals, but he had two thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, which should not be underestimated.

Therefore, Huang Sunmao led Vice General Bai, Vice General Liu, General Wu Shen and others, and asked Wang Guoqi to lead another army. He led warships, rush boats, sand ships and other ships along the coast to Dagukou.

Although Zhang Zizhou was an excellent factory manager and was quite proficient in shipbuilding and ship use, and he also knew some tactics and tactics, he didn't know much about using troops.

The reason why Huang Sunmao, the deputy military envoy, was willing to deal with him at sea was to "move the tiger away from the mountain" and coax all the rebel warships out, and then let Wang Guerrilli lead the main force to sneak attack.

How could Zhang Zizhou have imagined that Huang Sunmao, a "novice" like him, would trick him into making a sneak attack? He really had no martial ethics.

"Ha, as expected, there is no one!" When Wang Youzhi and his group arrived at the mouth of the river, they looked at both sides of the river and saw a deserted area with no human habitation. They were overjoyed.

Of course, just because there is no one in sight at the moment does not mean that the rebels are defenseless.

It turns out that the ports of Tianjin in this era were located in "Zhigu", which is the Sancha River area at the intersection of Lushui, Yuhe and Haihe.

This is the intersection of the North-South Canal and the Haihe River. It was once known as the "Sanhui Haikou". It is a typical wharf that mainly focuses on inland water navigation and also takes into account maritime transport.

Therefore, if the Ming navy wanted to threaten the rebels, they had to go up the Haihe River and fight to the vicinity of Tianjin Wei.

"Enter the river!" Wang Youyi already knew this well and couldn't help but order.

Following his military order, nearly a hundred large and small warships lined up, like a long snake, slowly squeezing into the narrow Haihe River from the wide sea.

Just after walking for three to five miles, soldiers reported: "General, there are two high platforms on both sides of the bank ahead. They are suspected to be 'thief' forts. I wonder if we need to send people to land to investigate?"

"Did someone fire a cannon?" Wang Youyi couldn't help but frowned and asked.

"No!" The soldier shook his head.

"If you haven't, why should you care about him?" Wang Youyi couldn't help but said angrily, "Soldiers need to be quick. Now that our navy has penetrated deep into Hanoi without anyone noticing, how can it be justified to make a big show of it and expose its whereabouts?"

"Give me the order. The whole army will march forward and be sure to find the port."

"This place is the northern water transport terminal, the most beautiful place in the capital. If you can get here, you will not only be promoted to an official position, but you will also have all kinds of gold, silver and wealth for me to use!"

It turned out that Chen Hongfan, the commander-in-chief of the Coastal Army, and Huang Sunmao, the deputy military envoy, and others only agreed to intimidate the rebels in order to mobilize troops from Shandong to reduce the pressure on Qingzhou.

However, Wang Guerbi did not take this seriously.

Don't look at the fact that although he has many soldiers and horses under his command, his official position is inferior to Deputy General Bai, Deputy General Liu, and General Wu.

Now is the time for the world to use force, and he might not want to take the opportunity to advance to a higher level.

Therefore, before the expedition, this king of guerrillas vowed to make a great contribution in order to stand out in the "new dynasty".

But what kind of great achievement can compare with capturing Tianjin City and plundering the Zhigu Port area?

As mentioned before, Zhigu Port is a transshipment port for the Grand Canal, and it is also a shipping port. It is naturally rich in commercial ports and has prosperous trade.

As the saying goes: there is no stability without farmers, and there is no wealth without business.

The trade in Zhigu area is so prosperous, and it is naturally rich. How can it not arouse the covetousness of this group of "Qiu Ba"?

"Okay, kill him and steal his brew!" As soon as Wang Youyi said these words, all his soldiers immediately rubbed their fists and palms, vowing to fight.

Everyone's calculations were settled, and everyone was so excited that they continued to swim upstream along the Haihe River.

Unexpectedly, after walking for more than ten miles, I suddenly heard the sound of a cannon and saw smoke rising from two high platforms on both sides of the Haihe River.

"Has he been discovered by the 'thief'?" Wang Youyi was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but quickly ordered, "Hurry up and leave him alone!"

The artillery of this era was slightly inferior in terms of power and accuracy. With this alone, it was obviously difficult to stop the Ming Navy.

"Here!" After receiving the order, everyone ordered the sailors to continue sailing and rowing, and marched up the Haihe River.

But not long after walking, I saw something lying across the wide river.

When I looked up from the exploration boat, I saw that it was a thick iron chain.

The iron chain was pierced through a piece of pine wood every ten feet, and it floated on the river with the help of the buoyancy of the pine wood.

From south to north, Haihe River is divided into east and west sections.

The spies on the ship looked forward again and saw another one floating on the water not far away. This was the so-called "Iron Lock across the River".

This method of iron locking across the river is a traditional Chinese water warfare method.

It first appeared in the Eastern Jin Dynasty's battle to destroy Wu. Wu Yan, the prefect of Jianping, built iron locks and lowered them in dangerous places to cross the Yangtze River to prevent the Jin army's warships from advancing eastward.

The navy of the Ming Dynasty was blocked by iron locks and could not enter, so it had to be beaten passively and endure the bombardment of rebel artillery.

The spies on the expedition ship looked at it carefully and were shocked. They quickly returned to report: "The 'thief' is treacherous and has already set up two iron ropes to block the front, so that our army cannot advance!"

"Where is the fire ship? Burn it for me!" Wang Guoji immediately ordered after hearing this.

This method of locking the river across the river is certainly good, but there are ways to break it.

The easiest way is to burn it with fire and then chop it with a knife or ax to destroy it.

Following Wang Guoji's order, the soldiers had already selected two fire boats, loaded them with sulfur and straw, walked to the iron lock, tied them firmly with ropes, and then ignited the fuel.

The raging fire suddenly billowed up, like a lotus blooming in the center of the river.

"General, what are they doing?" Just as the Ming Navy was calcining the chains of the rebels, the soldiers on the fort on the north bank of the Haihe River had already seen it clearly.

"It's nothing, I just want to burn our iron locks!" A fat man replied.

"This can only be broken by burning?" The soldier expressed doubts.

"able!"

"Then what should we do?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"Haha, if he is only allowed to use fire, why don't we be allowed to use fire?" The fat man suddenly laughed.

It turns out that the fat man is none other than Fatty Zhang, the leader of the rebel army.

Ever since he "betrayed" Luo Rucai and completely surrendered to Zhang Shun, he has been regarded as a confidant by Zhang Shun.

Tianjin City's strategic position is such that Zhang Shun, who traveled from later generations, obviously has a deeper understanding than people of this era.

During the Second Opium War, the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked Dagukou three times and captured Tianjin and Beijing.

In addition, the newly built Tianjin Shipyard of the rebels is also in the Haihe River. Once this place is lost, not only will the capital be threatened, but the navy that has achieved initial success will be destroyed.

Therefore, after Zhang Shun determined the Liaodong strategy, he sent Fatty Zhang to take charge of Tianjin and establish a corresponding defense system.

The Dagukou area was originally an important military area, and the Ming army also established forts and barracks here.

Due to tight time and heavy tasks, after Fatty Zhang arrived, he recruited civilians and generally renovated the Ming army's inherent defense facilities, while also building some new facilities.

Among them, what makes him most proud is this "one cable and two platforms".

This "first rope" is naturally the iron rope across the river, and the "two towers" are the forts set up on both sides of the Haihe River.

With this "one cable and two platforms", the safety of the capital, Tianjin Wei, Zhigu Port and shipyard can be initially guaranteed.

"No, General, one of our iron ropes was burned off by the 'Ming Thief'!" Just when Fatty Zhang was so proud, he saw that the iron rope on the river suddenly broke into two pieces, and then followed the impact of the river water. They drifted to both sides of the Haihe River.

"Calculating the time, it's almost time. They've finished burning. It's our turn this time!" Unexpectedly, Fatty Zhang smiled slightly when he heard this, and suddenly ordered, "Let our fire ship come out too!"

"If they dare to burn my iron rope, I will burn their boat to pay off the debt!"