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Volume One: Angelica is Encountering Naturalization Chapter 311: Double Insurance

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    Regarding whether to build a castle, Mao Geng believed that of course it should be built.    Updates so fast.  The reason why it was not built in Kaohsiung was because it was protected by the Song Dynasty's land and sea army, and Taiwan's indigenous people were very poor in fighting ability. Two barbed wire fences were enough to ensure peace.

    But Sakhalin Island is different, it is far away from the Song Dynasty, not to mention that when the Jin soldiers attack, the Song Dynasty may not send troops to support, and there are not many troops on Xiayi Island, so everything can only be done by yourself.  Well, to deal with the cold weapon siege armies of this era, the city is the best defense.

    In history, there are two classic cases worth learning from.  The first was Zheng Chenggong¡¯s siege of the city of Relanzhe, and the second was the Qing army¡¯s siege of the city of Yaksa. Both battles involved large armies using cold weapons to besiege a fortified castle. Zheng Chenggong used 25,000 men to besiege only  It took nine months to force the Dutch to surrender in the city of Jelandja, which had more than 2,000 defenders. It took ten months for thousands of Qing troops to besiege the city of Yaksa, which had only more than 800 defenders.  , still did not capture the city of Yaksa.  Judging from these two cases, as long as they stick to the city, it will be difficult for the besieging army with only cold weapons to defeat the defenders with firearms.

    Mao Geng did not think that the Jin soldiers could be defeated in a field battle, although there were also examples of wars that could be used for reference.  For example, in the Battle of Baliqiao in the Second War, 8,000 British and French troops fought against 30,000 Qing troops in Baliqiao, and the Qing army was defeated. However, only 12 British and French troops were killed in this battle.  However, the combat power of the Qing army in the late Qing Dynasty is definitely not as good as the current Jin soldiers. Moreover, the Jin soldiers are likely to mobilize more than 50,000 troops. With 5,000 to 50,000, one to ten, Mao Geng feels that the hope of victory is a bit slim.

    Of course, standing on Ma Fen¡¯s corner, he also cited cases to support his point of view, that is, Zeng Guoquan¡¯s siege of Anqing.  In the battle of Zeng Guoquan's siege of Anqing, there were more than 20,000 defenders inside and tens of thousands of civilian troops outside. However, Zeng Guoquan relied on two long trenches. The inner trench was used for siege, and the outer trench was used for support. He persisted in this way for four days.  After a month, the important town of Anqing was finally captured, laying the foundation for the Hunan Army's victory.  It can be seen that trenches are very effective against an army that mainly uses cold weapons. If barbed wire is added, Ma Fen believes that as long as there are 5,000 elites and auxiliary troops, the attack of 780,000 to 80,000 golden soldiers can be thwarted.  It should be no problem.  Besides, you can also build a number of bunkers to project condescending firepower. The golden soldiers can only cry under this three-dimensional defense line.

    However, Ma Fen is in the minority, and Tang Kai only has two votes. Most people still feel from the bottom of their hearts that building a castle is more reliable. Based on the principle of safety first, even Ishain also holds this view, so  , the castle faction had the upper hand, and Mao Geng did not need to use his leadership authority, so he made a plan to build the castle.

    Even so, Ma Fen's suggestion also worked. The final plan was to build a small inner city castle. The castle was square in shape, with a length and width of two kilometers. This was used to save lives, while in the outer circle, it was built as follows.  Ma Fen came up with the suggestion to dig trenches, erect two barbed wire fences, and build bunkers.

    This is a double insurance plan. Dongrui¡¯s defense line has a few more layers of insurance. Most travelers say that this is necessary.

    As long as the Dongrui defense line is successfully built, Mao Geng also feels that even if the Jin soldiers have 100,000 Chen soldiers, they may not be able to defeat them in a year or two.

    Now the foundation of the inner city has been dug, and some sections have been built to a height of half a meter. However, the amount of work is really large. I hope that the construction of the inner city can be completed before winter.  It has to be said that building a castle is a large-scale infrastructure project that consumes resources. Today, there is no overcapacity like that of later generations. There is no shortage of steel and cement. Therefore, later generations often have to start infrastructure construction to stimulate domestic demand. Now Sakhalin Island has continuous  Bricks were in short supply, not to mention cement, so this castle was indeed very expensive. If it weren't for saving his life, Mao Geng would have stopped the project immediately.

    At the meeting, Tang Kai was clamoring for 10,000 more troops, but Ma Fen said a thousand more troops would be enough. We have a high style, so if we make some concessions, a thousand more troops would be enough!

    Soldiers are not just elite. If he has 8,000 elite soldiers and all kinds of new weapons, Ma Fen feels confident.

    "However, only one batch of Japanese labor exporters has arrived. The first batch of 2,500 people has been dispatched to the construction site. We can only wait for the next time.  In fact, Ma Fen is still a little worried about whether the Japanese can serve as qualified cannon fodder. As for what to do if the Japanese suffer casualties, after all, they are here to work, not to sell their lives. Ma Fen is not too worried about this. Let's time travel.  We are not short of money now. If someone dies, it is nothing more than giving some money to the poor Japanese.

    With the matter of increasing troops coming to an end, Mao Geng felt that balance was the last word, and his mood began to relax, and he turned to another matter:

    "I invite everyone to come here to tell you that the radio test has been initially successful. This is all the credit of Lao Peng. Come, come! We applaud and congratulate Lao Peng for the success of his radio."

    "How far is the test distance?" Lin Lishi was busy.I have heard that the radio is being tested, but I didn¡¯t pay attention to it. Of course, the transmission distance of the radio is the most important, so I asked this question.

    "In order to conduct the test, we did not hesitate to use our treasure this time - the lightning speedboat. Lao Lin, let me tell you, I sailed to the northernmost tip of Sakhalin Island. From there to Dongrui Town, it is almost a thousand  Kilometer distance. Lao Peng's craftsmanship is very good, and the gadget he built is very impressive! The results of the transceiver test are good. Don't look at this gadget Lao Peng made. A few ores can receive radio signals, and the spark transmitter can also  Simple, simple is simple, but the effect is really good. Lao Peng, you are awesome! You have a simple way to solve a big problem. Thanks to our talented Lao Peng, he actually knows about antique ore detectors, otherwise he would really have to pull wires everywhere.  We can only rely on wired telegraph for communication.¡±

    Liu Bin personally participated in this telegram sending and receiving test, so he praised Lao Peng's telegraph machine.

    Sakhalin Island is more than 980 kilometers long from north to south. The success of this test means that radio communication can at least cover Sakhalin Island, which is really a great news.

    "Oh, is it Morse code?" Tang Kai was naturally very excited, because the biggest use of this thing is in the military.

    "Xiao Tang, you don't understand this! I want to criticize you, how can you say that! There is no more Morse code in the world, and the only one recognized by the world in the future is Peng's code."

    Liu Bin used a joking tone to attribute the right to invent the password to Lao Peng, and Lao Peng was still happy.  But at the same time, Lao Peng felt a little blushing, so he said modestly:

    "We are indeed not using Morse code. Morse code is British telegraph code, which uses binary digits to represent 26 letters. Of course we don't use British telegraph code. We use Chinese telegraph code, which is similar to the Chinese telegraph code invented by Waikiki in history.  Basically, binary code numbers are used to indicate the position of characters. We selected 6,000 commonly used Chinese characters and compiled them into a code book with one page of characters. A single binary number can determine which page, row, and column the character is on.  , according to the picture, it can be translated into electricity. This has no technical content. In the computer technology of later generations, binary is the entry level knowledge. So, please! Please don't mess with what is called Peng's cipher. If this is the case  If you yell, I, Lao Peng, will have a problem."

    Most of the people here have never heard of Waikijie, so Lao Peng quoted from the classics and told the story of the earliest invention of clear Chinese characters.

    By the way, it is really inconvenient to use Morse code to send and receive Chinese telegrams. To send a telegram, you need to "translate from Chinese to English", and to receive a telegram, you need to "translate from English to Chinese."  For use in China, in 1873, the French stationed in China, Wikije, selected more than 6,800 commonly used Chinese characters based on the part arrangement method of the "Kangxi Dictionary" and compiled the first Chinese character codebook, called "New Book of Telegraphs".  The set of telegraph codes in the "New Book of Telegraphs" also uses numbers as coordinate values. By illuminating the code book, the telegraph can be decoded.

    The problem of wireless communication was solved, and everyone present was very excited.  Ma Fenwu was still unsatisfied and proposed further testing to see if he could send a telegram directly to the Song Dynasty.  It would be best if we could directly contact Lin'an and Kaohsiung.

    As a result, the remote testing matter fell on Ishain.

    Liu Bin is responsible for coastal defense after all. Coastal defense is a big deal, and the navy's training is also at a critical stage. As for the other time travelers, they are also responsible for their own affairs, and they are all inseparable.  Only Ishain had a little free time, so she was decided to take on the test of this voyage.

    Ishain took the lightning speedboat and arrived at the first stop of the test - Ulleungdo Island within a day.

    Ulleungdo is 120 kilometers east of Goryeo, covering an area of ??73 square kilometers. The island is mostly forest, and not many people live on it. Later Koreans cited scriptures and claimed that the people here paid tribute to Goryeo during the Song Dynasty.  This means that Korea is now managing Sakhalin Island.  But travelers have yet to find any trace of the Korean people setting up a management organization here.

    Last year, Lin Gui¡¯s team visited Ulleungdo once, captured a group of aborigines here, and sent them to Sakhalin Island in exchange for a sum of money.  Later, Han Huanzhang's team came here again and captured another group of people.  Han Huanzhang was not satisfied with this, and strongly suggested that Ma Fen occupy Ulleungdo, because its geographical location is just on the way to Sakhalin Island in the north. If it is occupied, it will be convenient for supplies. On the contrary, if it is occupied by the enemy, it will be detrimental to the great power.  It will also pose some threat to the travelers.

    Ma Fen is a typical expansionist. He immediately followed the good advice and sent two people to set up a base here.

    The traveler¡¯s plan is to establish a telegraph transfer station here. Through telegraph relay, it should be possible to reach Lin¡¯an directly.  Considering the confidentiality of communication, Ulleungdo can be regarded as a good communication transfer station.  ¡ª¡ª32133+dsuaahhh+25793050¡ª¡ª>
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