1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1098
"The Special Operations Battalion is indeed an ace unit! This camp is well built, and it's much better than the bastards under me!" Harugong gave the temporary camp on the bank of the Jiahe River before disembarking. praise.

The area of ​​the camp along the river is not too large, but the functional areas such as the dock area, barracks area, material area, and warning area are very clearly divided. Space was left for the expansion of the camp and cavalry passages that could directly enter and exit the camp.The special arrangement for the cavalry unit in the camp plan is very conspicuous, and this is probably the detail that satisfies Harukon the most.However, building a camp of this size in just two or three days is obviously not a task that can be completed by cavalry companies alone. The infantry who are better at camping and fighting are the main force in building camps.

Compared with the cavalry units that set foot on the overseas battlefield for the first time, the special warfare battalion that has performed combat missions many times has richer experience in the layout and construction of front-line camps, even if there were no traversers in the past two days If you command here, you can also build a camp and deploy a peripheral defense line without leaking.Of course, the people who came from the vicinity of the county town to join Haihan in the past two days were not idle in vain. The people who stayed here were organized to serve as the labor force for the construction of the camp. It is still a bit difficult to build a well-structured camp in a short period of time.When Harukon arrived, hundreds of migrant workers were still sweating profusely on the river bank.

Of course, the Haihan army did not intend to build this temporary stronghold into a city. The continuous construction here has two purposes besides expanding the camp. One is to let these refugees temporarily stranded here have something to do and consume their excess Physical strength, to prevent them from thinking about things when they are idle, and the second is to let them adapt to the labor arrangements of immigrants in advance. After going to Zhifu Island, the labor arrangements they will accept are similar to those here, and enter this rhythm early They can also adapt to life after immigration more quickly.

This time, two chiefs came to the front to command and supervise the battle. Naturally, Liu Xian and Amakusa Shiro could understand how much the higher-ups attached importance to the control of this area of ​​Fukuyama County.Even the big killers like artillery have been transferred to the front line. Obviously, the Zhifu Island Command is determined to solve the stumbling block of the Wanjia Army here.

After Harugong and Chen Yixin disembarked from the ship, they immediately called the local garrison officers above the platoon level to hold a battle preparation meeting, announcing the headquarters' intentions and battle arrangements to everyone.

"Another cavalry company currently operating in the area west of Jiahe is already on its way to Fushan County, and it is expected to arrive before noon." Harugong pointed to the map and explained: "The infantry is responsible for fighting on the frontal battlefield, and the two cavalry The company's main task is to detour to the west of the battlefield and cut off the opponent's retreat. The command hopes that the front line can quickly solve the main force of the Wanjia Army by force and clear the way for our immigration plan."

Chen Yixin added: "At that time, the infantry unit will be under my command, and Chief Ha will personally lead the cavalry unit to attack the enemy's rear."

Amakusa Shiro raised his hand and asked, "Chief, what if the other party doesn't take the initiative to attack? Are we going to clean up the slums outside the county?"

"They will come out." Harugong was full of confidence about this: "At the current speed of people defecting to us, in three or four days at most, the people in the slums will almost run away, and then they will be there." No more cover."

"Let's not talk about these common people, if they delay for a few more days, I'm afraid the people of the Wanjia Army will start to run away." Chen Yixin is also extremely pessimistic about the stability of the Wanjia Army's army: "They suffered from such a big boredom before. Loss, I definitely won’t let it go like this. The reinforcements were sent here because they wanted to have a big fight with us. If the delay is too long, the previous defeat will spread, and the morale of the army will become more slack, and it will also give the opponent Allow more time to adjust. If I were the commander of the Wanjia Army, I would definitely go to war as soon as possible, so as not to have long nights and dreams!"

Chen Yixin's guess was basically correct. Although the Wanjia Army had brought in thousands of troops and the local cannons that were regarded as the treasure of the town, the biggest problem they faced at present was not the strength of troops or supplies, but the stability of the hearts of the people in their camp.Hundreds of people were lost in the attack the day before yesterday, which was almost the heaviest loss of the Wanjia Army in the military operations in the past two years.After that, troops were hastily dispatched, and the supplies were not kept up in time. Yesterday, they had to collect food on the spot in the slums outside the county. This chaotic arrangement could easily affect the morale of the soldiers.

Although Wanmeng has ordered to block news of the previous defeat, the Wanjia Army is a mob with no discipline at all. On the night when the newly transferred troops arrived in Fushan County, the previous battle with the Haihan people was in some It spread among the circles of the lower-level little bosses.And once this kind of news spreads, it will be very difficult to cut off its transmission channels.By the time Wan Meng and Pu Xueguang realized that the news had spread, the situation was already irreversible.

Apart from going to war to defeat the opponent as soon as possible, the Wanjia Army has no better way to solve the current situation of instability of people's hearts. Catch the ducks on the shelf, bite the bullet and fight the Haihan people again.

In the middle of the morning, Wan Meng ordered the meal to be served in advance, and asked his men to fill their stomachs first, and then set off in line to gather east of the county seat.However, the more than 1000 members of the Wanjia Army were scattered and stationed outside the city yesterday, and there was no unified arrangement and dispatch. It took a lot of effort to gather these troops.

In the past few years, Wan Meng had also been proud of his "invincible" armed force, but seeing the scattered state of these people under his command, Wan Meng really wanted to smoke people.At this speed, the Haihan people on the opposite side are probably already prepared for battle before they can send troops, and they can't even achieve the effect of a surprise attack.

After finally waiting until [-]:[-] noon, the large troops of the Wanjia Army finally completed their assembly and began to advance from the county seat to Jiahe.At this time, Haihan's cavalry troops had already set off to bypass the county from the south, joined another cavalry company, and then slowly turned back from the west of the county.

Deployed in the riverside position are the two companies of the special warfare battalion and the artillery company that has just been deployed. Although there are only ten artillery pieces in total, considering the adjustable shooting angle, the range covered by the firepower output is also very large.The only thing that makes Chen Yixin feel a little regretful is that the artillery arrived in a hurry, and it was too late to make detailed preparations such as adjusting the artillery positions and calibrating the firing. experienced.

The infantry's preparations for battle are relatively simple. Although the special warfare battalion is not good at this kind of defensive warfare that sticks to the fortifications, they can still easily play with the queuing and shooting tactics as the most basic musketeer tactics.Qian Tiandun even specially dispatched five snipers from Zhifu Island to be responsible for targeting and destroying the commanders and leaders of the opponent's camp during the battle, so as to disrupt the opponent's combat command system.The defense line composed of barbed wire, trenches, and curved parapets has both depth and numerous firepower output points. It is now waiting for the Wanjia Army to jump onto the chopping block by itself.

It's just that the movement of the Wanjia Army was too slow. When they started to assemble in the east of the city, Chen Yixin ordered to enter the position to prepare for the battle, but after waiting for a long time, the opponent had not yet completed the assembly, which also made Chen Yixin dumbfounded.It's just that the battlefield conditions are limited, and the Wanjia army must be separated from the poor areas outside the county to facilitate the cavalry to outflank it. Otherwise, when this half-baked army is assembled, it will not take much effort to attack it directly. dispelled it.

Seeing that the opponent finally completed the assembly and marched towards Jiahe slowly, Chen Yixin gave the order again, and all the frontline positions entered the state of preparation for battle.

"Master Huang, which side do you prefer in this battle?" Zhang Pucheng, who was watching the battle at Fushan City, asked Huang Qu.Now that the Wan Family Army is going after the Haihan people, he has completely let go of the big stone in his heart. It doesn't matter what the outcome of the two families is, as long as Fushan County is not involved.

Huang Qu snorted and said: "If you give me [-] elite soldiers, it will be enough to defeat ten thousand armies! If you form this kind of messy army formation, go up, these people really treat them as idlers! If they can win Haihan people, I will cut off the head!"

Hearing what he said so firmly, Zhang Pucheng immediately asked again: "Then if the Haihan people win, will they take the opportunity to threaten the county?"

Huang Qu said: "Your Excellency, you are too worried. The Haihan people are obviously not short of money and food, they just want people. They are recruiting people in Fushan County, so why did they ever think about getting permission from the government? Didn't the money they sent the day before yesterday just to let us know what happened outside the city?" Are you pretending to be deaf and dumb about things?"

Zhang Pucheng is reasonable to think about it, but at least the Haihan people are more reliable than the Wanjia Army. After all, the Wanjia Army has not done anything positive except burning, killing and looting in Fushan County.However, the Haihan people came to Fushan County and rescued some people, so far, they have not shown signs of going against the government, and their attitude is relatively correct.

It's just that for this kind of "war" involving thousands of people, even if Huang Qu doesn't remind him, Zhang Pucheng knows that the county does not have enough power to interfere with the direction of the battle.

Wan Meng personally led the troops to fight the battle this time, leaving only Pu Xuguang and a few people who could not go into battle outside the county town, and decided to put all his eggs in one basket.He was originally a cruel and ruthless desperado, but after suffering a big loss this time, he also aroused a long-lost ferocity, and wanted to fight in person.Of course, he was not arrogant enough to lead troops to charge at the front of the battle formation. He still honestly put the infantry, cavalry and artillery at the front, and brought a team of personal guards to supervise the battle at the end.

"Oh, there are still a few earth cannons!" Chen Yixin quickly confirmed the weapons in the opponent's formation through the binoculars. Although these cannons are not big, they cannot be easily carried by manpower, so they are still It was dragged out with a cart, and it seemed that it was going to be erected again at the front of the battle. From this, it can be seen that the opponent's experience in using firearms to fight is seriously lacking.

"It's a new level of stupidity! This is treating us as rookies who have never seen the world!" Chen Yixin couldn't help laughing after identifying the opponent's artillery deployment method. He has participated in many large and small battles. Yes, this is the first time I have encountered such an amateur opponent.When the two armies are facing each other, there is no time and space to slowly set up artillery positions. This tactic can probably defeat opponents with great disparity in strength and no long-range firepower output. It is no different when encountering an army like the Haihan Army. Yu committed suicide.

"Give me the order, and the artillerymen can only fire after my order!" Chen Yixin didn't want to waste such a good training opportunity, and planned to arrange a fixed-target actual combat target training for his artillerymen.

The range of the Haihan artillery is undoubtedly higher than that of the opponent's earthen artillery. At the same shooting distance, Chen Yixin has full confidence in the shooting accuracy of his own artillery and the gunner's loading and aiming skills. They are all built with sandbag bunkers, so you can confidently and boldly compete with each other in an artillery exchange.

Wan Meng really planned to use his own homemade cannons to open up the situation, but because the range of these cannons was extremely limited, they had to advance within a hundred meters of the Haihan Army's defense line before they could set up the artillery positions.And the three-pound cannon with the shortest range on Haihan's position can blast a distance of about 150 feet. If he knew that the opponent had a weapon with such a range in his hand, he would probably turn around and leave immediately.

Of course, Wan Meng also noticed the strange calm on the Haihan defense line, and the opponent seemed to have no reaction to the Wanjia army's gradual approach.For this kind of simple sandbag fortification, Wanmeng didn't think it had any defensive power. As long as the artillery opened the way and the infantry and cavalry swarmed up, it would be able to overwhelm the opponent's defense line.

Wan Jiajun finally reached the predetermined firing range after a long time, Wan Meng ordered the infantry to be on guard, and the gunners went to the front to set up the artillery positions.From Wan Meng's point of view, this position is relatively safe, at least the bow and arrow will definitely not be able to shoot so far.

Of course, this kind of deployment was a complete joke to Chen Yixin. When the Wanjia Army stopped and began to deploy artillery positions, he ordered the artillery to focus on that area.And Wan Meng, who was behind the army formation, could hardly notice that several gaps were quietly opened in the enemy's bunker after Baizhang's opening, and several black muzzles of guns were exposed from the gaps.

When Wan Meng was still planning to launch a charge after several rounds of bombardment, Chen Yixin's patience had run out. Seeing that the opponent had already started to set up several earthen cannons on the temporary mounts piled up with earth, he ordered: " Target the opponent's artillery position, fire!"

When Wan Meng was distracted, he suddenly heard an explosion in front of him, followed by several more. He wondered why the fight started before I gave the order to fire.When I looked again, I found that the army formation in front of me was in a mess.

(End of this chapter)