After receiving the news from Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang, the Changbaishan ship and the Huaihua ship slowly started and sailed towards the shore. As the huge hull of the Changbaishan ship gradually approached the old Longtou Port Wharf of Shanhaiguan, Zheng Caisheng, Fushun, and the Qing soldiers stationed on the shore were amazed. Although most people now know that there are warships made of steel in the world, a warship of such a huge size is still much larger than their imagination. The other Huaihua ship, although not as huge as the Changbaishan ship, is still a large warship in this era.

Although Laolongkou is a coastal defense fortress of Shanhaiguan, there are no decent warships. There are only a few iron-strangered wooden steamships, but the displacement is only 2 or 3 oo tons, and the maximum crew is only 50 people. It can only be used for coastal patrols. There are more than ten wooden sailboats. Not to mention that compared with the Changbai Mountain ship, even compared with the Huaihua ship, it is much worse.

Zheng Caisheng and Fushun were surprised and happy when they saw it. No wonder the overseas Chinese have made great achievements since their return. It turned out that there were such a huge warship, so the two of them had a little more confidence in overseas Chinese.

This place is very close to the shore. In the cab of the Changbai Mountain ship, you can see the scene on the shore very clearly. You can see the sky on the sea and the water is wide. The mountains and rocks are towering on the shore. The Great Wall, which is rolling along the mountains, seems to be a giant dragon across the mountains and winding into the Bohai Sea. On the shore, there is a tall building rising from the ground, with flying eaves and rocks standing tall. Because this is the starting point of the Great Wall, it is called Lao Longtou.

However, because the Changbai Mountain ship was too large and had a water harvest of more than 8 meters, and the water depth of the Laolongtou Wharf was insufficient, the Changbai Mountain ship was anchored about 4 or 50 meters away from the wharf, and instead used 6 boats to send the soldiers ashore.

The regiment commander Qiu Yahui took the first boat to board the 6th boat and arrived at the shore. Under the recommendation of Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang, he met Zheng Caisheng and Fushun. He had no common names and names, so he met him.

At this time, the soldiers were still on the shore, so everyone temporarily sat in a pavilion on the shore for a while and chatted. Zheng Caisheng and Fushun saw that Qiu Yahui was not old, at most only about 30 years old, and their costumes were almost the same as ordinary soldiers. If it were not for Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang introduced, they would never think that he was the commander of overseas Chinese. This was about the commander or coordination of the Qing court, and several levels lower than himself. However, their actions were extremely concise and neat, and their words were not arrogant, and they had a shocking momentum. After all, Qiu Yahui was not the lieutenant company commander who had just traveled through time. After more than half a year of battlefield training, he was not only promoted to the commander of the lieutenant colonel, but also had some independent military spirit.

Although Zheng Caisheng and Fushun did not have the ability to identify people, they had been in the officialdom for many years and had such a vision. In addition, the reputation of Chinese outside Shanghai was great, so they did not dare to neglect their military positions. They even praised them for their reputation for their long-term reputation, and they tried their best to flatter them. Qiu Yahui also made a show of the scene and did not argue with their flattery.

After a few remarks, the topic gradually shifted to the current situation. Qiu Yahui said: "Zheng Junmen, Fu Dutong, two of them have lived in Shanhaiguan for a long time, and they should be very familiar with the terrain of this area. May I ask you, if the Russian army advances outside the pass, then they usually choose to break through the defense line of Shanhaiguan from where?"

Zheng Caisheng and Fushun looked at each other. Although they were not considered generals, they had been stationed in Shanhaiguan for many years and still had these basic common sense. Therefore, Zheng Caisheng said: "Captain Qiu, if you want to break through Shanhaiguan, you must first break through the Jiumenkou Pass."

Qiu Yahui nodded and said, "I wonder where the Nine Gate Pass is?"

Zheng Caisheng said: "Jiumenkou Pass is a Great Wall Pass about 25 miles north of Shanhaiguan. Before the Ming Dynasty, it was an important transportation route outside the pass and was also an important place that military strategists have fought for since ancient times. In the 13th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the famous general Xu Da was ordered to build the Great Wall of Jiumenkou, so it became an important pass on the Great Wall and was known as the "Jingdong Pass".

Fushun continued: "When our court entered the pass, we had a great battle with Li Chuang's army here. We were able to enter the pass smoothly after defeating Li Chuang's army, and then we had the achievements of establishing the Central Plains and establishing a country."

Qiu Yahui was stunned and said, "I remember when the Qing army entered the pass, the place where the battle with Li Zicheng's army was on a stone?"

Fushun smiled and said, "The Jiumenkou is a piece of stone. Jiumenkou is the official name. Because the ground at the gate is paved with stone strips, the dovetail tenons are chiseled between the two stone strips and filled with iron to connect the entire ground into a huge stone, it is commonly known as a piece of stone among the people."

Qiu Yahui then suddenly realized that a stone at the Nine Gate was a place, so it should be correct, because the Qing army entered the pass from here, and the Jinyu Railway only reached Shanhaiguan. The road outside the pass had not changed much from when the Qing army entered the pass 25 years ago. Therefore, if the Russian army wants to enter the pass south, they must also go here, and the People's Army should set up a defensive position here to resist the Russian army. However, Qiu Yahui was still worried. Bi Jing had only heard of a stone, but he had never been a stone in the old time and space. He did not know the location of the body, so he ordered the guards to bring a map and let Zheng Caisheng point it to himself on the map.

The map was printed out just now by aerial photos taken by a drone, which was naturally extremely realistic. Therefore, Zheng Caisheng, Fushun, Zhang Peilun, Li Jingfang and others were secretly surprised. It seems that overseas Chinese have been prepared for the battle of Shanhaiguan. Because they were Zheng Caisheng and Fushun, they had been stationed in Shanhaiguan for a long time, and they were naturally very clear about the terrain here. The accuracy of this map of overseas Chinese made them almost unable to find any wrong places. To draw such a map, how much manpower, material resources and time would be consumed to complete. How did overseas Chinese get such a map? Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but feel inexplicable panic.

However, at this point, the two of them had no way to go back and could only keep going on this road. Therefore, Zheng Caisheng also cheered up and pointed out the location of Jiumenkou on the map. It turned out that Jiumenkou was a stone bridge across the Jiujiang River. The upper part of the bridge was the Great Wall. There were nine holes under the bridge, so it was named. The Great Wall crossed countless mountains from east to west and crossed countless rivers. They all encountered mountains continuously, but they were interrupted and unconnected when they encountered water. The Jiumenkou Great Wall was the only section of the Great Wall on the water.

Qiu Yahui used a marker to record the location of Jiumenkou on the map, and then asked about other locations, roads, mountains, flat rivers, Zheng Caisheng and Fushun, and told them one by one as far as he knew, and briefly introduced the topographic characteristics of these locations.

After talking for about half an hour, Qiu Yahui also basically understood the locations in the Shanhaiguan area and basically had a clear idea. However, if you set up a defensive position there, you still have to go to the scene to survey it yourself. After all, it is impossible to arrange a battlefield against the map.

At this time, the guards came to report to Qiu Yahui that all the two combat battalions had successfully landed, but some of the supplies that accompanied the army had not yet been transported to the ashore.

Qiu Yahui nodded, then put away the map and walked out of the pavilion together. At this time, the people's army of the two battalions had been arranged in two square formations on the shore, with neat formations and a strong army. The soldiers were solemn and radiated a fierce murderous aura. Although the Qing army on the shore was quite straight, it was far inferior to the People's Army. Zheng Caisheng and Fushun could not help but secretly exclaimed that overseas Chinese had huge warships, capable officers, and such powerful soldiers, no wonder they could defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Zheng Caisheng said: "Captain Qiu, it's getting late now. Since the army has already landed, please go to Guancheng first. The brothers have prepared the military camp residence for the army and have ordered the kitchen to open fire to welcome the army. In addition, they also held a banquet for the commander Qiu in the yamen. The generals of Shanhaiguan also wanted to show off the charm of Commander Qiu."

Qiu Yahui shook his head and said, "Our People's Army has its own discipline. No matter where we go, we must not disturb the place. Moreover, we also brought tents and clubs to provide good food, so we will not disturb the military gate. As for the reception banquet, we will not need it. If we have anything we need, we will pay at the price. I just hope that Zheng Junmen can designate us an open space on the shore and let us set up camp. In addition, there will be some troops tomorrow, and weapons must be taken to Shanhaiguan. Please inform the military gate of each external gate. Don't make misunderstandings. At the same time, a place can be arranged to store weapons and supplies."

Zheng Caisheng was stunned. Qiu Yahui's life was beyond his expectations. You should know that in ancient China, the army was like a plague. It was a transit army, and it was a disaster for the passing places. It was basically a robbery. Therefore, generally, the place along the march would prepare some money, wine and meat for the army, called labor, which was actually to eliminate disasters. Some troops were restrained after taking it, but many troops would still rob it after taking it. The more chaotic the times, the more the behavior of the army would be.

Wujidan; and in the place where the army is stationed, it is useless to send out even more money, because most of the money is taken away by the officers, and not much is distributed to the soldiers. However, the soldiers are naturally unwilling to accept it without giving it money, and they can only make up for it by robbing the local area. As Qiu Yahui said, if the local army does not harass the local army, only the legendary Yue Family Army and the Qi Family Army, it is recognized as an invincible army. Can the overseas Chinese army really do this? Or just talk about it.

Zhang Peilun communicated more with overseas Chinese and had a certain understanding of their style. He knew that Qiu Yahui was not pretending to behave. The overseas Chinese army was indeed strict and had no violations. Therefore, he said: "Zheng Junmen, Captain Qiu and others are used to this. We should not force it. Tomorrow, Commander Qiu and others will arrive at Shanhaiguan. I think it would be better to hand over the train to them to station."

With Zhang Peilun cleared the siege, Zheng Caisheng also happened to go down the wall and hurriedly said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, since Captain Qiu said this, brothers cannot make Captain Qiu embarrassed, so let Captain Qiu's brothers station at the railway station. If you have any needs, even if you have something to say, it's just that the welcome banquet has gone through. Please give me some face and don't make it difficult for your brothers."

Zhang Peilun also said: "Captain Qiu, Zheng Junmen is indeed sincere in greeting you, and has invited many civil and military officials and local gentry from Shanhaiguan. We also asked Commander Qiu to give face to attend anyway."
Chapter completed!