1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 515 Occupy Danzhou
Zheng Ting's views are naturally relatively one-sided. In fact, in addition to ideological construction, the logistics and material supply of the Haihan militia are also necessary conditions to ensure its combat effectiveness. These seemingly inconspicuous aspects are exactly what Annan's army cannot do. arrived.

For example, in the equipment of the Haihan Militia, regular soldiers are issued cloth shoes, and all officers above the platoon rank are leather shoes, but in the Annan Army, only officers above the company rank have cloth shoes. As for leather shoes, only senior officers like Zheng Ting can wear them. Enjoy, but ordinary soldiers can only wear straw sandals—if you wear straw sandals to march, the damage to your feet is quite obvious. The speed slowed down, in fact, this is also part of the reason that cannot be ignored.

As for the various other standard individual equipment equipped by the Haihan Militia, such as leather armed belts, tactical backpacks, leggings, etc., only a very small number of senior officers' personal soldiers in the Annan Army can complete a set.After the Annan soldiers who did not have these conditions marched for several miles in a row, all kinds of things on their bodies inevitably began to scatter everywhere.

In addition, Haihan also prepared special luggage and logistics personnel to transport ammunition and supplies, while the Annan Army deployed almost all combat troops without corresponding functional assignments. Most of the combat materials could only be transported by themselves— —Because all the animal power was used for the delivery of the vanguard, these things could basically only be carried by Annan soldiers with their hands and shoulders.

As for the food of the soldiers, although Annan's troops participating in the war this time all ate and lived with the Haihan militia and enjoyed the same treatment, they were far from eating as well as the militia before, and there was naturally a certain gap in physical fitness.And this kind of long-distance rapid armed march requires extremely high physical requirements. Even if ordinary people can forcefully complete this march, their physical strength will be greatly overdrawn, and it is impossible to carry out subsequent combat missions immediately.

Qian Tiandun obviously thought of this too, and soon Zheng Ting received an order to make the Annan Army led by him to slow down the marching speed appropriately.Zheng Ting felt a little ashamed when he received this order, because he thought it was probably a kind of "special care" from the Haihan people to Annan's army. If Annan's army was not too weak, the other party would not have issued such an order at all.

At this time, Qian Tiandun had no time to take into account the feelings of the generals of the Annan Army. After the Haihan militiamen rushed to Danzhou City one after another, Qian Tiandun commanded the troops to immediately wipe out the city guards and various government offices located in the north of the city, as well as seize Control of several other city gates.At the same time, the follow-up troops who arrived one after another began to set up barricades and roadblocks in the city, and divided the defense areas of each company according to the urban area to maintain law and order in the city.

The intensity of the subsequent battle can only be described as lackluster. The guards defending the city often only made a symbolic resistance, and then chose to flee or surrender depending on the intensity of the attack.Two carriages were specially occupied, and a few small-caliber artillery pulled from the pier only played a role in the initial battle, and then they could only be used as decorations on the barricades in Rouyuanmen.

"Reporting to the chief, the control of Dehuamen and Zhenhaimen has been taken. The first battalion and the second battalion are currently attacking Wudingmen in the north from the east and west sides. The third battalion and the second company have also outflanked the city from outside and blocked it from the outside. The north gate." As soon as Qian Tiandun arrived in the north of the city, a frontline naturalized civilian officer came to report the battle situation to him.

Qian Tiandun raised his hand and returned a military salute and asked, "Where is the special service company in Gaoqiao South Area now?"

"Second Lieutenant Takahashi is currently leading his troops to attack the state government." The officer pointed to the north, and the roar of muskets could be heard faintly through the smoke and dust: "It is about 200 meters ahead."

"Let's go, take a look!" Qian Tiandun knew the value of this city, and a considerable part of it was in the state government. As the commander-in-chief of the front line, he had to go to supervise the battle in person.But even though the opponent was weaker, Qian Tiandun was not careless, and took the helmet handed over by the soldiers and put it on his head.

Like most cities, the government agencies of Danzhou City are mainly concentrated in the northern area of ​​the city, and the state government, as the highest local authority, is located on the east side of Chengbei Avenue, and is also very close to the Wuding Gate of the city gate.

When the war first started, Danzhou Zhizhou, Tongzhi and other officials were not too afraid. After all, it was not the first time that Danzhou encountered pirates. Those who dare to attack the city.So Zhizhou just sent the garrison of the city to rescue the city gate where the accident occurred, but he didn't expect that after only a stick of incense, there would be the sad news that thousands of households died in battle, and then the Xiazhou Yamen began to panic.

Of course, there is still time to escape at this time. However, for these officials, even if they can escape, they cannot bear the charge of abandoning the city. What they can do now is to organize the army to fight back, but send messengers Go to nearby states and counties for help, and send an alert to Fucheng.

However, these reactions were all expected by the militia army. In the previous tactical deduction, the staff department had already thoroughly studied the possible reactions of various Danzhou officials, whether they wanted to continue to resist or abandon them. If the city flees, the military has corresponding means of combat.

When Qian Tiandun arrived at the state office, Gao Qiaonan was directing his men to build ladders near the surrounding high walls, and brought a large log with a diameter of one and a half feet, ready to break open the main entrance and attack.

Qian Tiandun called Gao Qiaonan over, and said: "All the documents and materials in the yamen must be preserved as much as possible. If someone tries to destroy these materials, they can deal with them on the spot without asking me for instructions."

"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the task!" Takahashi Nan stood upright and said firmly with a military salute.In a daze, Qian Tiandun felt that he seemed to have seen the image of a high-spirited Red Army officer in a domestic war movie.

For Haihan, the wealth and population of Danzhou City are certainly valuable, but the various documents and materials in the state government are equally important.It not only records the household registration of the people in Danzhou, but also records the fields, products, hydrology, geography, mineral deposits and other fields in Danzhou, and these things can save a lot of energy for the post-war construction of Haihan And resources are the goals that must be preserved by the Executive Committee's special name.

Gao Qiaonan didn't intend to fully understand the intention of the executive committee to issue this order. He only knew that the order he had received must be completed, even if it cost him his life--of course it must be Refers to the opponent's life.

After quickly issuing an attack order to his subordinates, the secret service company launched an attack on the state government compound.More than a dozen temporary wooden ladders were mounted on the top of the wall. The leading soldier held a hand shield in one hand and a ladder in the other, and quickly climbed up. After reaching the top of the wall, he pulled out the long gun behind his back, aimed at the courtyard, and began to find targets by himself to shoot.The only more troublesome thing is that every time a shot is fired, the rifle has to be passed down, and then the people below hand over the loaded rifles for the people on the wall to continue shooting.

And more than a dozen strong men hugged the thick column head together and slammed into the door.But after only two or three clicks, I heard a click from inside the door, presumably the door latch had broken.After two or three slams together, the gate was knocked open left and right, soldiers with shields and muskets rushed in immediately, and then there was a crackling sound of shooting in the courtyard.

Takahashi Minami also rushed in first as usual, shot down a Ming soldier blocking the front, then dropped his spear, took out the short gun around his waist and knocked down another person, then threw the short gun down, He drew his samurai sword from his back and began to fight hand to hand.

There are probably more than a hundred Ming soldiers guarding the state office, but these people are not too strong against the opponents who are armed with live ammunition. Some people heard the strange voice of "disarm, don't kill" from outside the house.Everyone, look at me, and I look at you. At this time, no one dares to take the lead and rush out to fight for their lives, or to die.

Soon the shouts outside had new content: "Throw away the weapon, put your head in your hands, and come out one by one!"

After the first person took the lead, the others quickly lost the courage to continue to resist, and followed the instructions of their opponents, surrendering one after another.

When Gao Qiaonan rushed into the backyard study, he found that the magistrate of Danzhou had hanged himself here, leaving only a room full of shivering women, children, and children.Gao Qiaonan didn't care about counting the prisoners, first he took people to seal off the file room that Qian Tiandun had ordered, and then returned to the front yard to report to Qian Tiandun.

Soon, news came from various companies, and officials such as Tongzhi and judges were arrested in various places in the city.For the siege troops, it was basically a matter of finding out what to do. The situation in the city had been known for a long time. After entering the city, there would be someone to lead the way and identify people. Naturally, there would be no chance for the Ming officials in the city to abscond.

It took less than three hours from the vanguard's arrival at Rouyuanmen to launch the offensive, to the capture of the four city gates and the state government, and to complete the basic control of Danzhou City, more than an hour earlier than the battle plan scheduled by the staff department. .

When the Annan Army led by Zheng Ting arrived at Danzhou City, the overall situation was basically settled.After they arrived here, they were not allowed to enter the city to garrison, but set aside an area outside the south gate for them to camp and rest.

After waiting at the gate of the city for a while, an officer came out to pick up Zheng Ting and took him to the temporary headquarters set up in the city.Although Zheng Ting was a little unhappy about this arrangement, it didn't show on his face.Of course he understood that this was intentional by the Haihan people. After all, this is the territory occupied by the Haihan people, and they would certainly not be willing to let outsiders' troops in, let alone when the situation is not yet stable.After Annan's army entered the city, if there was any looting, both sides would not look good. Instead of doing that, it would be better to simply cut off the roots to avoid such a situation.

The temporary headquarters was set up in the lobby of the state government office. All kinds of card cases on both sides were removed, and various maps of different scales were laid out on the table. The communication soldiers had already put the antenna on the roof, and the military radio station began to work. Get up and send the first good news after the operation to the Victory Harbor base camp.And each company now has to act as a temporary civil administration organization, responsible for the security and civil affairs in the city during the period of occupation of Danzhou City, until the "real" Haihan militia army arrives to take over this area.

"General Zheng, you're here just in time. Let me give you a briefing on the current battle situation." Seeing Zheng Ting coming, Qian Tiandun didn't treat him as an outsider, and directly dragged him to a map of Danzhou: "At present, our army has The actual occupation of Danzhou City has been completed, and the city is being cleaned up. The area from the west of Danzhou City to the coastline has been completely controlled by our army."

Zheng Ting didn't bother to think about those details, and immediately asked: "How about the casualties during the siege?"

"Casualty status..." Qian Tiandun took the notepad from the soldiers and flipped through it: "One of our side was killed, seven were seriously injured, and 38 were slightly injured. 120 and seven enemies were killed, and the number of wounded is unknown. Further counting. Captured 750 and 160 enemy combatants, [-] and [-] civilian personnel... This number should not include the family members of the enemy army, and the actual number of prisoners may be more than this number.”

Zheng Ting gasped when he heard that. When he entered the city just now, he took a closer look at the city defenses of Danzhou City. Although he couldn't say Thang Long Mansion and Hue Mansion, this place is definitely not the kind of small county town that can be taken down easily. .It doesn't matter if the Haihan militia fights fast, after all, its combat effectiveness is recognized as strong, but it's really scary to fight so fast and keep the casualty rate so low that it can almost be ignored.

Of course, he didn't know that the Haihan militia adopted a sneak attack strategy in attacking Danzhou City, and he didn't know that the defenders here were not very strong in resistance. If the Annan Army led by him attacked Danzhou with the same tactics, The time required will not be too much longer, at most the casualty rate will be several times the number of Haihan.

"Have all your troops arrived outside the city?" After introducing the battle situation, Qian Tiandun immediately asked about the situation of Annan's army.

Zheng Ting coughed dryly and said, "It's all here."

He was indeed a bit guilty when he said this, because various reasons caused the Annan army's marching speed to be inconsistent, and there were still a small number of teams responsible for the transportation of luggage dragged behind, and they had not yet reached the camp when he entered the city.

Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "General Zheng, please select [-] soldiers immediately and prepare to hand over the local defense with our army. From now on, all troops will rest for an hour to finish meals and supplies, and then continue to march eastward."

"So fast!" Zheng Ting couldn't help sighing.In the first half of the day, they marched twenty miles and knocked down a city, and they had to continue marching in the second half of the day. This is really a desperate fight!

(End of this chapter)