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Chapter 460 Attack on Zhenjiang
The huge warship broke down here, and groups of heavily armed Kyushu Army soldiers dismounted from the warships. The soldiers of the Nanming Navy who became prisoners could only watch helplessly as this group of uninvited guests boarded the land in the south of the Yangtze River.

A Kyushu army of about 5000 people has appeared in Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou City, and now there is an even larger Kyushu army near Zhenjiang. The Kyushu army that crossed the Yangtze River may have as many as [-] people.On the surface of the Yangtze River, the fleet of the Kyushu Army was still patrolling, blocking the four Jiangbei towns that Nanming relied on most to the north of the Yangtze River.

Now Nanming can only mobilize the troops near Suzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing, and it is really impossible to gain an absolute advantage over the Kyushu Army.

"Who is your leader here?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Our admiral was originally on the shore, but we don't know where he is now."

The general of the Nanming navy who surrendered saw that his superior was not in the water camp, thinking that he might have run away, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed, and he was too embarrassed to speak out.

"It's fine if you can't find it. The admiral of the navy appointed by a puppet regime probably doesn't bother to give us military merits. It's better to capture these warships. After dismantling, there will still be wood." Zheng Zhilong waved his hand.

"Finally back on the ground, the feeling of being down-to-earth is reassuring." Tianjin General Cao Youyi experienced a brief water battle, and was frightened into a cold sweat by the artillery of the Kyushu Army.

The momentum of hundreds of cannons firing in unison is really scary.Cao Youyi thought to himself.

Not only Cao Youyi, but also the [-] soldiers of the Great Ming Guard dispatched from Tianjin Guard were also eclipsed.They were also shocked by the overwhelming momentum of the Kyushu Army fleet, and they couldn't help but rejoice that this was a friendly army.

"It was hard work for Commander-in-Chief Nelson and Commander Zheng to send us here, and the next battle to attack Zhenjiang and Nanjing will be handed over to us." After Chen Jisheng and other officers from the Army Department landed, they couldn't help envying the good luck of the Navy Department.

The Ministry of the Navy just sent about 9000 infantry and cavalry to the vicinity of Zhenjiang, and then ran into the Nanming navy and wiped out the navy in World War I.

"Our Admiralty has to shoulder the important task of blocking the Yangtze River and preventing the soldiers from the four Jiangbei towns from coming to reinforce Nanjing City. In addition, we must also ensure your logistical supplies. We will send some naval soldiers to garrison the nearby river bank and build forts. Prevent the logistics line from being cut off by the Nanming Army," Nelson said.

As the commander-in-chief of the Ministry of the Navy and the person summoned by Chu Yun, Nelson has no interest in the secret contest between the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of the Army. He just wants to complete the mission faithfully.

"This is why the military dispatched [-] of the most elite soldiers of the Ming army from Tianjin Guard's guards to the Jiangnan battlefield." Chen Jisheng said, "According to the order of the military, [-] guards will protect our river bank. The food road between the front lines of our main force. Our [-] infantry and artillery are enough to defeat any army in the south of the Yangtze River. The only worry is that the number is too small. Do not retreat."

Cao Youyi, the general soldier in Tianjin, knew the importance of this operation and couldn't help but wiped off his cold sweat.This time, the task of the two thousand Tianjin Guards soldiers he led was to ensure the safety of grain transportation on land.This is an opportunity to win the trust of the Kyushu Army, and at the same time the pressure is enormous.In case Liang made any mistakes, if Chen Jisheng, Xu Ji, Changyi and others who fought in the front line did not go well in the battle, they could put all kinds of blame on him.The point is that he, a half-logistics officer who has just surrendered and is responsible for protecting food security, is really not easy to defend against the scapegoat.

"Don't worry, each of our ministries will dispatch five hundred soldiers to assist your guards in securing food. This is a good time to integrate into our Kyushu army, and I hope you can cherish it," Changyi said.

"With your assistance, I feel more at ease. Although our soldiers in the north are not as brave as you in battle, when we encounter weak soldiers in the south, our performance will not be worse than yours." Cao Youyi patted his chest.

"Okay! Then we will start to act according to the established battle plan! The goal of this march is Zhenjiang Prefecture. Once Zhenjiang is captured, we will use Zhenjiang as a base to transfer food, and then divide our troops into three groups to take Nanjing City from the east! Once there is a road When the army encounters a strong enemy, it will defend on the spot and wait for the other two to encircle the enemy. The three armies are the horns of each other, and within ten days they can sweep the Nanming army around Nanjing City and launch a general attack on Nanjing City!"

Chen Jisheng of the [-]th Infantry Brigade became the temporary commander of the Nanjing battlefield, while Xu Ji and Changyi, two generals who followed Chu Yun's background, shared the commanders of the left and right wings. Elite soldiers drawn from the Infantry Brigade and the Seventh Infantry Brigade.In addition, an artillery battalion of the [-]st Artillery Brigade followed Chen Jisheng to break through from the middle to enhance the combat effectiveness of the [-]th Infantry Brigade.

"It's up to you." Nelson and Zheng Zhilong bid farewell to Chen Jisheng and others, and the offensive on land is not related to their Navy Department.

After the [-] infantry and artillery were reorganized on the shore, they marched towards Zhenjiang Mansion in an orderly manner.Soldiers carried Dreiser rifles, and horses pulled heavy smoothbore guns, valiant and high-spirited.Cao Youyi still led the soldiers to stay on the bank of the lower river.He was in charge of escorting the food. Chen Jisheng and his troops carried enough dry food to conquer Zhenjiang. After conquering Zhenjiang, he needed to escort the food to Zhenjiang Mansion.

"I really envy them that they can attack Nanjing City. This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. They captured the capital with the army leader, and now they are attacking Nanjing City again. Their Army Department has all the good opportunities. If our battleship can Putting on wheels and going ashore, there is nothing to do with their army department. Their field guns are just toys in front of our naval guns." Zheng Zhilong said with emotion.

"The Ministry of War can't help but envy our ships that can run wild on the water. Every time they attack thousands of miles from the sea, people from the Ministry of War can't beg us?" said Shi Daxuan, deputy commander of the Beiyang Fleet.

"Our Admiralty has our battlefields, and there will be four oceans waiting for us to conquer in the future." Nelson, who is usually low-key, couldn't help trembling with excitement when he talked about conquering the four oceans.

The four oceans, that is, the seas of the whole world must succumb to the majesty of the Kyushu Army, which was something that the British Royal Navy of his era had never done!

Cao Youyi on the side also felt the lofty ambitions of the generals of the Kyushu Army, and also envied the officers of the Kyushu Army.I don't know why he can lead a batch of the same elite troops, and also participate in the battles in various places. This is much more majestic than a Tianjin general soldier of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)