The twenty-ninth day of the month. Pang Ning's navy set out from Beigang. The wind slanted towards Qiong and arrived in Qiongzhou. Pang Ning organized merchant ships to form a Northern Expedition fleet. We loaded up the Pioneer Battalion and drove to Leizhou. But Xiong Wencan didn't have enough money. Ce didn't want to waste time in Leizhou. The fleet headed west again. Heading towards Lianzhou.
The division of provinces in the late Ming Dynasty was somewhat different from that in later generations. In the Ming Dynasty, Qinzhou, Lianzhou Prefecture near the sea in the south of Guangxi, was under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Road. There is no such thing as Guangxi Road. Lianzhou Prefecture is located on the north shore of Beibu Gulf. The location was probably Beihai City, Guangdong Province in later generations. This will be captured by the native chiefs under the banner of Shading State.
To the north of Guangdong and Guangxi are mountains and the sea to the south. The climate is humid, mountainous and watery. The shape is extremely complex. Although there are more than a thousand miles of intersection between Guangdong and Guangxi. But there are very few roads leading to large armies. The northern mountains connecting the two provinces are steep and hilly. Easy to defend but difficult to attack. For an army of tens of thousands of people. Those roads that creep up the mountainside are a logistical disaster. There is basically no path for military attack.
The mountain road from Wuzhou Prefecture to Deqing Prefecture. It is an important trade route in the central part of Guangdong and Guangxi. This trade road extends through the mountains. There are thousands of households and various kinds of forts along the way. The defense is very tight. Shadingzhou is unstoppable in Guangxi. Then there was the idea of ????disparaging the army. Last month he went all the way east to get Qing. Try this mountain road to invade Guangdong. However, he was defeated by the officials and people of Deqing Prefecture and returned home.
Further south is the seaside. The seaside plain between Lianzhou and Leizhou is wide in shape. It is the southern corridor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Depart from Leizhou and enter Guangdong from Guangdong. Lianzhou passed by. The face suddenly became enlightened. Entering the flatter belly of Guangxi. Lianzhou is undoubtedly the best foothold for Lu Ce to repel the barbarian soldiers occupying Guangxi.
August 2, the fourth year of Chongzhen. The Nanhai Fleet arrived at the southern coast of Lianzhou Prefecture. The Sovereign anchored far off the coast. Small rowing boats were thrown off the merchant warships. The soldiers jumped into rowboats and began the landing. how long. Some simple fences were erected on the beach. Reject the horse. As a basic formation. Equipment such as artillery and tanks also began to be gradually unloaded from the ship. Build defenses ashore.
There is a small fishing village on the sea surrounded by thatched houses. They seemed to be frightened away by the sudden appearance of the army. There will be no one here. This year's soldiers. They robbed the common people, each one more vicious than the other. Even if the military quality of Nanhai State is higher, it will not rob the people of its own country. But on the enemy's soil, it is also a way to kill the next one and grab the next one. Yes, it's a fierce god.
In addition to being busy on the coast and embarking on troops. All he could see in his vision was a forest of cedar trees swaying in the wind. Ning used the binoculars to look around in the distance. But saw nothing. Pang Ning was worried about Shi Ban's casual orders and had no interest in this expedition. I yawned out of boredom. he urged. "It's really uncomfortable to go into Lianzhou Prefecture and camp in the wild for the night today."
Lu Ce looked at Pang. Daolianzhou is not necessarily easy to fight against the Duke of Dian. "Long Zaitian is in the city. There are ten thousand people."
Long Zai was originally a local official from Shiping. It is one of the largest forces in the South. The Shiping native soldiers were a famous army before the rebellion. The combat effectiveness is considerable. Seeing that the Ming Dynasty really couldn't hold on any longer. Long Zaitian also joined the rebel team. He named himself Duke of Dian. He has a strong army. He was also very arrogant about Sha Dingzhou's disobedience.
Pang Ning looked at Lu Ce unhappily and spat. "Isn't there only ten thousand people? Those bandits don't have hot weapons or cavalry. They can't just kill them like chopping vegetables. Look at Qin Ming. He even dared to charge at the Tatar army of thirty to forty thousand people and die. . How awesome are you? Are the barbarians in your vanguard camp afraid of you?"
Pang Ning¡¯s Pohaiying is developing rapidly. This time there were 1,500 musketeers. He sent another thousand naval artillery. Landed ashore with two hundred four-pound guns to assist Lu Ce. Plus five thousand vanguard battalion soldiers. Three thousand auxiliary troops. There are more than 10,000 Nanhai Allied Forces in total. For the armed forces of the South China Sea, which are armed to the teeth. Sha Dingzhou's soldiers are simply not soldiers.
Lu Ce looked at Pang Ning. He pursed his lips.
He walked to the side of the boat and looked at the rows of fires massing on the shore. After thinking for a while he said. "It's not a big deal. That's fine. Then just kill him directly."
Lianzhou Fucheng is more than thirty miles away from the landing point of the travelers. There is a country dirt road to walk on. Three hours later. The team of more than 10,000 people completed the landing. Kill towards Lianzhou Fucheng. Lu Ce was careful all the way. A large number of scout troops were sent out to investigate. The surrounding situation is clearly understood. The vanguard battalion walked forward holding steel knives. The Pohai camp manned their muskets. Driving the cannon cart behind.
The military quality of the soldiers in the Pioneer Battalion is obviously relatively strong. Go very fast. Didn't walk a few miles. The vanguard battalion was followed by the flabby pirates. If we go any further, the troops will be out of touch. Lu Ce could not help but slow down his marching speed. Allowing the Navy to keep up.
This will be the eighth month of the lunar calendar. It feels a bit like autumn already. The weather is cool. The sea breeze in late summer and early autumn blows constantly from the southeast. He ran very fast with a few white clouds in the sky. The dirt road leading to Fucheng stretches on the plain by the sea. Halfway through, I plunged into a large coconut grove.There are two layers of defensive horses on the outside. Such two layers of obstacles. Even the aggressive Tatar cavalry could not break through such a fortified musket array.
Not to mention the horses on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The enemy has no massed cavalry.
We waited another two minutes. Pang Ning was tired of waiting. I took a look at the picture I took out of the bag. The engineers have now placed a third layer of resisting horses outside the phalanx. Begin to reinforce by piling soil and burying the foundation. Pang Ning is calculating the fate between Nanning and Lianzhou. But I heard a faint sound of footsteps. Pang Ning raised his head. He stared at the forest in the distance. Finally I saw the shadow of the Nanman soldiers.
Behind the coconut trees. Long Zaitian's Shiping soldiers appeared at the other end of the coconut grove. The soldiers wore Ming army armor. Holding the Ming army's steel sword. But there is a morale that is completely different from that of the Ming army. The one who ran towards the Nanhai Army without stopping. It seemed to also carry a fierce murderous aura. Only a cry of death was heard. The local soldiers sped over from two miles away.
The enemy was discovered. Chinese artillery fires habitually. A volley was fired. Three hundred rounds of artillery shells rushed out of the barrel. Fly towards the enemy who comes to die.
But this is a coconut grove. On the flight path of several hundred meters. Ninety percent of the three hundred shells hit the branches of coconut trees and bounced away. It fell on the. explode. Handle the tree trunk. The snow-white tree core inside is exposed. Blast down a few small coconut saplings. Lying in the woods. But few of them could fly into the southern barbarian formation on the other side of the forest.
"Damn it." Pang Ning cursed unhappily. Turn back and talk to Fuses. "Go ahead. Command the artillery well. Don't let the people from the Pioneer Battalion steal the limelight."
Fuses smiled. Turn around and go around the artillery array. But he only took a few steps. Then I heard a shocking roar in the distance.
"Woo~~-"
The roaring explosion of artillery shells seemed to anger something. A huge roar came over. This is not the Indian subcontinent. Fusese was stunned. He looked at the forest in front of him in disbelief. I suspect I heard it wrong. There was no response for a long time.
"Woo~~"
"Woo~~"
But there was more than one voice. One after another echoed in the forest. Colliding towards this side at high speed. There are no zoos these days. The soldiers in the South China Sea had never heard such a huge animal sound. Everyone's face was pale. Pang Ning's expression changed. Swallowed. His flabby body suddenly became straight. There was no trace of impatience anymore.
????????????????????? Pang Ningla turned around and rode to the navy team behind. Roaring loudly.
"Put down the guns. Everyone ready. Get the grenade launchers out."
"The artillery is shooting. Why are you standing there? Blow up the forest. Shoot for me."
"You're a fool. Cheer up. Here are the elephant soldiers."