ebookland Chapter 282 This Place Is Quite Good
Chapter 282 This Place Is Quite Good
Accompanied by a long siren, the armored gunboat Jiangbei slowly docked on the riverside wharf. Next to it were three wooden sailboats. More than 300 elites from the [-]th Division disembarked one by one and formed a team.
Not far away, there were two iron-clad gunboats cruising on the river. Thick black smoke was rising from the chimneys, and the thick black muzzles turned to aim at the shore at all times.
Lin Hongfei got off the Jiangbei ship, followed by Huo Yunshan, Li Kui, Ding Dehu and other confidantes.
At this time, a group of people came to the pier, and the leader was Yu Qingyun, Xiao Yaonan's adjutant. Seeing Lin Hongfei stepping on the boundary of Hankou, he hurried up and said with a smile on his face:
"Officer Lin, my lord, Yu Qingyun, under the order of Master Xiao, come to the pier to meet the officer!"
Lin Hongfei also knew about Xiao Yaonan's situation before coming here, so he also knew Yu Qingyun's identity, he said with a smile: "Oh, it's Adjutant Yu, I'm sorry!"
"You are welcome, Chief Lin. You personally led three iron-clad gunboats to Hubei to assist in the battle. Master Xiao was very happy when he found out. With your help, we will definitely be able to repel the Hunan Army!" Yu Qingyun put on a complimenting gesture.
Although Lin Hongfei's current position is already higher than Xiao Yaonan's, but Xiao Yaonan's qualifications are equal to Wu Ziyu's, so even though Lin Hongfei doesn't care about Xiao Yaonan in his heart, he still has to put on a polite attitude on the surface.
"Mr. Xiao has won the award. Everyone is directly related. Mr. Xiao is my senior and has always had a close relationship with Yushuai. I heard that he encountered difficulties in Hankou and couldn't march, so he naturally wanted to come to help." Lin Hongfei's tone was still very polite.
After the two chatted for a while, Yu Qingyun said: "Mr. Lin, Mr. Xiao has already held a banquet in the restaurant in the city. Let me take you there now!"
As soon as these words came out, Yu Qingyun thought that Lin Hongfei would go there happily, but who knew that Lin Hongfei waved his hands and said: "I appreciate Mr. Xiao's kindness, but the banquet is fine. I came to Hubei Province to help the war. Not here for dinner."
"Besides, Master Xiao is on military affairs, how can I bother too much, if Shuai Yu finds out, he will definitely scold me!"
Speaking of this, Lin Hongfei looked at Yu Qingyun and said, "Also, when you go back, tell Mr. Xiao that I have booked the Wangjiang Hotel in advance, and I will handle military affairs at the Wangjiang Hotel during this time."
"If Mr. Xiao needs my help with anything, you can send someone to the hotel to find me. If I can do it, I will do my best to help!"
This time when Lin Hongfei came to Hubei, although he brought three iron-clad gunboats, the guards only brought 300 people. Although Xiao Yaonan could not have the guts to attack him, Lin Hongfei still wanted to place his residence within the range of the iron-clad gunboats just to be on the safe side. within.
Wangjiang Hotel is a 4-storey Western-style building. Not only is it not far from the river, but the overall structure of cement and steel bars is also very strong.
Even if Xiao Yaonan really had bad thoughts, the guard of more than 300 people can carry it for a long time with this small western style building.
Seeing Lin Hongfei's resolute attitude, Yu Qingyun had no choice but to give up the idea of inviting Lin Hongfei to the banquet. After chatting for a few words, he led them away.
After Yu Qingyun left, Lin Hongfei also brought his guards into the Wangjiang Tower, and more than 300 guards immediately guarded the entire Wangjiang Hotel tightly.
They even arranged three heavy machine guns and two mortars on the roof, and the entire hotel immediately turned into a concrete fortress.
At this time, in a spacious and bright room, Lin Hongfei and others were sitting on the soft sofa and chatting.
Ding Dehu dusted off the cigarette ash and said: "This time Xiao Yaonan is hosting a banquet, we don't want to give him face if we don't go, I guess he hates us!"
Lin Hongfei laughed: "Do you think he won't hate us if we go to the banquet?"
Ding Dehu thought for a moment: "That's right, he probably already felt that we were going to compete with him for the position of Governor of Hubei Province."
"Baoqi, Xiao Yaonan is scolding us right now!"
Lin Hongfei leaned his head on the sofa: "If you want to scold, just scold, I don't care about the position of Governor of Hubei Province."
"What I want more is something else in Hubei Province!"
At this time, Huo Yunshan stood up and walked to the window, while looking at the thick black smoke in the distance, he took a sip of coffee and said:
"That direction should be the location of Hanyang Iron Works and Hanyang Arsenal!"
Lin Hongfei said without turning his head: "Yes, they are what I really want!"
Hanyang Ironworks is the earliest government-run ironworks in China. It has been one of the largest ironworks in China since its development in the Qing Dynasty.
At the same time, on the basis of the Hanyang Iron Works, a series of heavy industrial plants such as the Hanyang Arsenal and the Hanyang Gunpowder Factory were built.
Among them, the Hanyang Arsenal is currently the leading arsenal in China, and its most famous product is the "Made in Hanyang" rifle.
In addition to rifles, Hanyang Arsenal can also produce heavy machine guns, mountain guns, automatic pistols and other ordnance.
Wang Zichun's ability to dominate Hubei Province and command the strength of one division and five brigades has a lot to do with his control of the Hanyang Arsenal.
The arsenal can not only provide him with enough weapons and ammunition, but also bring Wang Zichun huge profits through the sale of arms.
It's a pity that this person is so greedy for money that he even deducted the military salary of his troops too much, so he completely lost his way.
At this moment, Huo Yunshan turned around and looked at Lin Hongfei and said with a smile: "Most of the value of the governor of Hubei Province is in the Hanyang Arsenal."
"If we snatch the arsenal here, Xiao Yaonan will have to fight us hard!"
Before Lin Hongfei could speak, Ding Dehu yelled directly: "Let's fight it out, because Xiao Yaonan's name is not written on the wall of the arsenal."
"His 25th Division is strong and strong, and our 16th Division is not paper."
"I'm anxious, I just blew up the arsenal. If we can't get it, no one can take it away!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Hongfei said with a smile, "No, don't bomb the arsenal."
"This is Mr. Zhang Zhidong's painstaking efforts for many years, and it is also a rare large factory in our country. If this bombs, it will be sorry for the ancestors and future generations."
Ding Dehu scratched his scalp and said: "That's right, and Mr. Zhang is also from Cangshi. If I get blown up, the brothers in Nanpi will scold me to death."
Speaking of this, Ding Dehu looked at Lin Hongfei: "Brother, now we have also arrived in Hankou, what should we do next?"
Lin Hongfei got up and stretched his aching muscles, then said slowly:
"We don't need to do anything, just wait in this restaurant."
"According to time estimates, Wang Zichun's place should not last long."
"Within five days, he will definitely turn on the electricity and go to the field, pack up and leave."
"At that time, Xiao Yaonan's 25th Division will definitely go south to fight the Hunan Army."
"Let's take advantage of this gap and take over the defense from Guishan to Heshan."
"Then control the Hanyang Iron Works, Arsenal and other factories in your hands."