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Chapter 454 Target Nanjing City

The Kyushu Army's Fourth Infantry Brigade, Fifth Infantry Brigade, Sixth Infantry Brigade, and Second Artillery Brigade regrouped in Tianjin Wei.There were nearly 7000 of them gathered in Tianjin Wei, which shocked the people of Tianjin Wei and the soldiers of the Ming army again.The last time the Kyushu Army gathered in Tianjin Wei, they defeated the capital.Now that the Kyushu Army has once again gathered in Tianjin Wei, they don't know what earth-shattering move they will make.

"The military commander has ordered that the crisis of the Tianjin Guard has been lifted, and your Guards need to send [-] soldiers to go south with us to assist us in completing our military operations better." Chen Jisheng met Cao Youyi, the general soldier of Tianjin.

Cao Youyi surrendered to the Kyushu Army before the Kyushu Army landed in Tianjin Wei. He was one of the first Ming Army officers to surrender to the Kyushu Army, so he was quite trusted by the Kyushu Army.This long-distance raid on Nanjing City by sea was short of manpower, so Chu Yun asked some Ming troops who had surrendered to participate in it as auxiliary troops.It has to be said that the land in the pass is very vast, and it is difficult to complete the reception work only by relying on the tens of thousands of people who entered the pass from Chu Yun. It is still necessary to rely on the Ming army of the Ming Dynasty to do odd jobs, and then the main force of the Kyushu Army will conduct important decisive battles.

"It's a small honor for the military leader to use the small ones." Cao Youyi was flattered to be recruited by Chen Jisheng of the Fourth Infantry Brigade.

He is a surrendered general. After leading the Tianjin Guard to surrender to the Kyushu Army, he is still responsible for guarding the Tianjin Guard and waiting for the transformation of the Kyushu Army.

It's just that before he could reform, he was sent to the battlefield by Chu Yun, which was beyond Cao Youyi's expectation.Now Chen Jisheng is one of the most powerful brigade officers of the Kyushu Army in this land. He is equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, but he is more prominent than the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army who is now in power.Chen Jisheng and his group followed Chu Yun all the way here.Now Chu Yun is the future master of this land.

"There is not enough manpower. Our next action may be a feat that has never been done in the millennium. It is very likely that we will be recorded in the annals of history and become a legend that future generations will talk about." Chen Jisheng said.

"I will definitely follow the command of the military leader and select the most elite 2000 soldiers from the defenders of Tianjin Guards to assist in the battle. I wonder if we can reveal our next attack target? Is it the Shandong and Xuzhou areas?" Cao Youyi said.

"No, Shandong and Xuzhou are the targets of other troops. Our attack target is the more distant city of Nanjing. Go straight to Huanglong!" Chen Jisheng said.

"Nanjing City?!" Cao Youyi was shocked.What kind of operation is this, actually wanting to bypass Shandong and Xuzhou and directly attack the city of Nanjing, which is located south of the Yangtze River?
"Could it be that the military lord wants us to imitate Ming Chengzu and lead Qingqi to attack Huanglong and storm Nanjing City? But the four towns in Jiangbei have gathered tens of thousands of Nanming soldiers. They support Emperor Hongguang, and they will definitely block our offensive momentum. And Yangzhou He also has part of the troops." Cao Youyi thought of the Jingnan Battle 200 years ago, the legendary epic in which Ming Chengzu Zhu Di bypassed the fortified Jinan and attacked Nanjing City with light armor.

But this time, can Chu Yun reproduce the miracle of the past?

"Haha, this time we didn't go by land, and we didn't use light cavalry to attack Nanjing City. This time, we're going to go to Nanjing City by sea by relying on the big guy parked at the pier." Chen Jisheng said.

"Take the sea route... If there is a strong wind, it will easily wipe out the entire army. Since ancient times, no soldiers have taken the risk of marching by sea." Cao Youyi was even more shocked.

"So it is an unprecedented feat! Our crew has figured out the monsoon water situation along the coast over the years, and the sea is calm in winter. As long as you sail close to the edge of the mainland, there is basically no danger." Chen Jisheng said.

"Since this is the case, then I have nothing to say. According to your wishes, our Tianjin Guard soldiers will participate in this great raid!" Cao Youyi said.

The 9000 Jiuzhou Army gathered in Tianjin Wei, plus the [-] Ming Army sent by Tianjin Wei, totaled [-] people.Zheng Zhilong assembled at Tianjinwei Wharf with the Daqi and Dachu of the Beiyang Fleet and the troop carrier for this operation.The two fleets of Victory and Atlante, which are directly under the Ministry of the Navy, also assembled in Tianjinwei, playing the same role as the Beiyang Fleet in deploying troops.

The Ministry of the Navy is quite special. Nelson is the commander-in-chief, and there are two fleet commanders, Zheng Zhilong and Deng Qianlong.The status of the fleet commander is equivalent to the brigade commander in the Kyushu Army's Army Department, but the power in the Navy Department is higher than that of the Army Department's brigade commander.

This time the commanders of the three infantry brigades, Chen Jisheng, Changyi, and Xu Ji, saw Nelson, and they were in awe.

Nelson is not just the commander-in-chief of the Admiralty, but he almost single-handedly trained a group of naval officers in the era of sailing battleships.Deng Qianlong, the commander of the Nanyang Fleet, was almost taught by Nelson. Zheng Zhilong also learned many essentials of modern naval warfare from Nelson after serving his allegiance to Chu Yun.

Zheng Zhilong has been active in Yizhou and Fujian, and he is not a real navy, but Nelson is a real naval commander who has experienced trans-oceanic naval battles. His experience and knowledge are not comparable to that of Zheng Zhilong who has not yet grown up. half mentor.Some people even privately rumored that Nelson was going to become the father-in-law of the military leader, otherwise Chu Yun would not have given such a high and powerful position as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Department to Nelson.For example, Chu Yun of the Army Department personally served as the commander-in-chief, commanding all infantry, cavalry, and artillery, and did not say that anyone should be appointed as the commander of the Army Department.

They didn't know that the people summoned by the industrial revolution system must remain loyal to their hosts, so Chu Yun handed over the navy to Nelson with confidence.It is really difficult for him to have enough energy to strengthen all aspects, and the Admiralty still has to be responsible to the military.

Nelson didn't know that his daughter was being raped by Chu Yun, and he didn't understand the meaning in the eyes of the army officers towards him. He thought it was just their admiration for his official position.

"You can board the ship when your ministries are ready. Our sailors have prepared the supplies for the expedition. We will then go upstream along the Yangtze River and send you to the south bank of the Yangtze River." Nelson was puzzled, and told these The army officer explained the situation.

Unless the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of the Navy are engaged in joint operations, they cannot communicate too deeply, and the two sides often argue over who will grab military merit.The Ministry of the Navy has a special force like the Marine Brigade, which is capable of going ashore and is flexible.

(End of this chapter)