1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 437

Knowing that the people of Hanzhou asked for money because Guangnan State asked them to attack the ships of Annan Zheng's navy, Ruan Fulan, king of Guangnan, was taken aback for a moment, and then said contemptuously: "Give it to them! Huh, it's in vain that they were Ming People! They are just like Westerners, disregarding propriety, justice and shame, and blindly chasing money."

"Your Majesty, they asked us to give us 20 taels of silver before attacking the warships of the Zheng Nishui Division in the north." The general said carefully: "They said that after taking the silver, we can first send the soldiers gathered at the mouth of the river. Zheng Nishui's division was wiped out as an early reward."

"...how can you raise so much money with this skill?" Guangnan King Ruan Fulan was furious, why...how did this Hanzhou man want money so desperately!
The fleet of the Great Qi Kingdom did not wait for Guangnan Kingdom to pay all the combat rewards. In the early morning of the next day, it dispatched more than ten large and small warships, rushed out of the mouth of the Xianghe River, and pounced on the [-]th Annan Zheng's Navy who was patrolling here. More warships.

Caught off guard, when the warships of Zheng's navy met for the first time, five or six ships were either sunk or sunk by the warships of the Great Qi Kingdom.Seeing that the opportunity was wrong, the remaining ten or so ships scattered and fled towards the sea.

The warships of the Great Qi Kingdom also dispersed immediately, and chased after the fleeing Zheng's navy warships separately.By the afternoon, except for three or four ships of Zheng's navy that escaped, all the rest were either sunk or captured.Within forty or fifty miles along the coast of Fuchun, Zheng's navy was wiped out.

It was evening when the fleet of the Great Qi Kingdom returned to Fuchun Wharf one after another.After hearing the news, the officials and generals of the Guangnan Kingdom happily wanted to escort the officers and soldiers of the Zheng family captured by the Hanzhou people to the city in order to boost the hearts and morale of the people of Guangnan, but they were told that the captured sailors of the Zheng family had already surrendered. The Daqi Kingdom cannot be handed over to Guangnan Kingdom.

The Great Qi Kingdom has always been relatively short of sailors. These captured officers and soldiers of the Zheng family navy can supplement their own navy team with a little training, and the worst ones can be sent back to the mainland of Hanzhou or Weiyuan Island to help the local people. How can the people go fishing, or run offshore for transportation, so how can they hand it over to Guangnan State for parades in the streets?What a waste!

The boarding troops organized by the Guangnan Kingdom consisted of 3000 people, all of whom were elite soldiers drawn from the northern border. In order to ensure the defeat of the Guangyi Zheng's army, they also brought all the two artillery pieces and [-] muskets purchased from Hanzhou with them. I vowed to do my best in one battle.At the same time, in order to ensure the successful landing in Quang Ngai, King Ruan Fulan of Guangnan ordered his younger brother Ruan Fuxi to launch a fierce offensive on the north bank of the Tra Qu River to cover the landing troops breaking through from the Zheng's flank.

On August 8th, under the cover of several warships of the Great Qi Kingdom, as many as 25 Guangnan galleys, fishing boats, and some wooden rafts came out from the mouth of the Xianghe River, and then meandered southward.

On August 8, while passing through Chengtuuo (now Da Nang, Vietnam), they encountered more than ten Annan Zheng Navy warships.Several warships of the Great Qi Kingdom that took the lead immediately moved forward and bombarded Zheng's ships.After sinking two ships, the remaining Zheng ships broke up and fled.In order to quickly advance to Guangyi, the fleet going south did not pursue it and allowed it to escape.

On August 8, before noon, the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Chaqu River, where they defeated more than ten warships of the Zheng Navy.After one mile from the mouth of the Shangshuo River, the main warship of the Great Qi Kingdom stopped in the river for fear that the river would be shallow and the ships would be stranded, and began to let the troops of the Guangnan Kingdom land.

The other four small armed sailboats continued to move forward, sailing directly to the river wharf of Guangyi City, and shelled Zheng Jun who was blocking the Guangnan Army from crossing the river on the north bank.

There were more than 3000 Zheng troops gathered in Guangyi City and its vicinity. Except for more than 5000 people stationed on the north bank of the Wei River to prevent the southern troops of the Guangnan Army from crossing the river, the remaining [-] people were deployed in Guangyi City and the south bank of the Chaqu River.

When the fleet carrying the Guangnan landing force entered the Chaqu River, Zheng Jun already knew that a dozen of his naval warships were defeated by the opponent and fled, and they began to prepare to land.The leading general of the Zheng army immediately organized soldiers and horses to rush out of Guangyi City, preparing to block the landing of the Guangnan army.

"Governor, please your country's gunboats to cover the landing of our army, and violently bombard Zheng Ni, who is defending the shore, to disperse them." Ruan Xiwen, the leader of the Guangnan Kingdom, waved his hands to Qi Dajiang.

Qi Dajiang glanced at Zheng Jun who was waiting on the bank, nodded, and ordered to the signal soldiers beside him: "Bombard Zheng Jun's blocking troops on the bank and cover the landing of Guangnan Army."

After receiving the order, the four warships immediately adjusted their hulls and fiercely bombarded the Zheng army on the shore.Accompanied by the sound of rumbling guns, dozens of small boats from the Guangnan Kingdom swarmed towards the shore.

After the Zheng army on the bank was bombarded, their formation immediately became chaotic. The soldiers ignored the restraints of the officers and ran around, trying to avoid the bombardment of the warships in the river.

In fact, because the shore is close to the river, the soil is very soft. Basically, after the solid shell hits it, it will not bounce and roll, and its lethality is really limited.But with four warships and dozens of artillery bombardments, some unlucky soldiers were always smashed to pieces, or had a horrible blood hole in their bodies.The shrill screams and screams made countless soldiers of the Zheng army around them terrified.

Ruan Xiwen, the commander of the Guangnan Army, stood on the bow of the "Yang Minh", his eardrums hurt from the shock of the artillery on the upper and lower decks, but he still insisted on maintaining the majesty and composure of the commander of the first army.He looked enviously at the nearby gunboats, which continuously fired shells towards the shore, bombarding Zheng Ni's army trying to block the landing, and fled in all directions, not forming a battle formation at all.Under such circumstances, the Guangnan Army must be able to land on the shore very easily and firmly occupy a breakthrough point.

No wonder the Daqi Kingdom of Hanzhou was able to break through the coastal towns of Guangnan for several consecutive years and plunder a large number of wealthy women.With such a fierce gunboat, it is impossible to prevent them from landing on the shore only by relying on the weak defensive forces in the southern coastal area.I heard that their land combat power is also very powerful. Not only did they defeat the Guangnan Army twice on that Xinsheng Island, but they also penetrated dozens of miles into the southern coastal areas. hit.

It seems that in the future, my Guangnan Kingdom and this Hanzhou Daqi Kingdom can no longer engage in light wars. The opponent's ships are strong and powerful, and they are criss-crossing the ocean. Their land is thousands of miles away in the south. Even if they can be defeated at a huge price, But they can also frequently harass the coastal territories with their many ocean-going ships, which is hard to defend against.Unless, my Guangnan country has enough financial resources to develop and maintain a strong maritime fleet.

In the evening of that day, under the cover of the warships of the Great Qi Kingdom, the [-] elite troops of Guangnan Kingdom successfully landed and broke into the city of Guangyi in one fell swoop.At the same time, with the support of four small armed sailboats of the Daqi Kingdom, thousands of Guangnan troops on the north bank of the Chaqu River also crossed the river smoothly and joined the landing troops.

On August 8, the Guangnan Army sent a part to the north bank of the Weihe River, and joined forces with several towns on the south bank to garrison the Zheng army, killing and wounding 30 and 1000 prisoners, and the rest were defeated.So far, more than [-] Zheng's troops remained, surrounded by the Guangnan army in Guangyi City.

During this period, the fleet of the Great Qi Kingdom once again defeated a Zheng Jun navy who came to the rescue in the sea outside the mouth of the Chaqu River, sank and captured eight galleys, and the rest fled to the north.

On September 9, the Guangnan Army dragged two cannons under the city of Guangyi, and within half a day, they smashed down a corner of the city wall.Then the Guangnan Army, led by Musketeers, broke into the city and started a fierce street battle with Zheng Jun.

On September 9, more than 2 remnants of the Zheng Army surrendered to the Guangnan Army, and the situation of Guangnan Kingdom being attacked by the enemy was lifted.Encouraged by this, Ruan Fulan, the king of Guangnan, prepared to go on another personal conquest in response to the Annan Zheng clan's all-powerful war. He dispatched more than [-] soldiers and horses from several towns in the south to gather in Fuchun King City.

At the same time, Qi Dajiang, the naval commander of the Great Qi Kingdom, once again received a request from the Guangnan Army to plan to carry out a side-rear landing operation against the south-invading Zheng Army's logistics and supply center, Donghai, in order to disintegrate Zheng's all-out attack.

Faced with this situation, Qi Dajiang was a little hesitant.According to the Guangnan people, more than [-] Zheng's army had assembled on the north bank of the Lijiang River, all of whom were elite soldiers capable of conscripting and fighting.If the Guangnan army breaks through Donghai and cuts off its logistics, the [-] army will be destroyed without attack.The Guangnan Army, on the other hand, could take advantage of the situation to recover the land previously captured by the Zheng Army, push the border forward again to the river (now Vietnam is fighting for the river), and continue to maintain the situation of Guangnan Kingdom's separatist regime in the south.

But Qi Dajiang was worried that if he was not careful and cooperated with Guangnan Kingdom to destroy the [-] elites of Annan Zheng's family, would it break the balance of power between the two parties.If this Guangnan is allowed to take advantage of the situation and enter the north and unify Annan, then the Daqi Kingdom will face a strong opponent.

Faced with this situation, how will the fourth brother (Qi Tian) choose?
(End of this chapter)