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Chapter 523 Cannon Fodder
The battle in Fuchun City was terrific and neat. The Ruan Jiayi Army, which was regarded as cannon fodder by the Kyushu Army, suffered hundreds of casualties, while the Kyushu Army Expeditionary Team did not die, and they used artillery to support them all the time.

However, on the vast sea, the Kyushu Army is not the role of a supporter on the sidelines, but the absolute main force. On the contrary, dozens of small and medium-sized ships of the Ruan Family Navy can only follow behind to chase the fleeing Zheng Family Navy and Ni Deland warship.

"Give up Rili Haikou, or our entire army will be wiped out!" Putmans, the commander of the Dutch warship, saw that the Nanyang Fleet was chasing after him, so he didn't care to sail into Rili Haikou, but continued to the north. The sea fled.

"If we give up Rilihaikou, the enemy will be able to detour behind our Changyulei defense line and form a pincer attack on the 4 soldiers of our army on the Changyulei defense line! This is a serious mistake that I cannot bear, and I will not be able to Confess to Lord Zheng!" The general of the Zheng family's naval division jumped angrily when he saw that he was going to bypass the Rilihaikou where the Zheng family's Yulin army was stationed.

"You can send a small boat into the mouth of Rili, remind the infantry there to deploy defenses along the coastline, and maybe be able to slightly prevent them from landing. If our fleet wants to enter the mouth of Rili for defense, it is simply a living target. I have never I have never seen anyone so stupid as to put himself in a desperate situation, you must know that our ship has no long legs!" Putmans was also furious, "You can't help if you don't go, this is on the deck of my Kiwi, Our three warships in the Netherlands must stay away from the Kyushu Army, a group of demons sent by Satan to the world!"

Putmans was the governor of Yizhou sent by the East India Company three years ago. He owned more than a dozen warships, sitting in Taiwan City and Chikan City. They were uprooted from Yizhou, and before they were expelled, they painted bastards on their faces to show humiliation. This caused Putmans' status in the East India Company to decline greatly, and was later sent by the governor of Jakarta to contact Annan. The Zheng family wanted to strengthen the influence of the East India Company by aiding the Zheng family.At the same time, because Frangji helped the Ruan family, Netherlands, who was competing with Flangji, had to stand opposite them.

"Damn it, I'll go with you!" After a little thought, the general of the Zheng family's navy knew that what Putmans said was true. With the artillery power of the Nanyang Fleet, if they hid in Rilihaikou, the generals of Rilihaikou who lacked coastal defense artillery Will be the graveyard of their fleet.

A fast boat separated from Zheng's navy and quickly approached Rili Haikou.This is a warning sent by Zheng Jiashui Division to the [-] Royal Forest Army stationed near Rili Haikou.And the [-] Imperial Forest Army was originally going to bypass the Changde Fortress line of defense in a navy troop carrier, and attack the Ruan family's army from behind the Changde Fortress line of defense, but what they were waiting for was not their own navy, but a The Nanyang Fleet with a group of younger brothers.

"Huaxia's army is coming, they are standing on the side of the Ruan family!" Before the sailors on this fast boat approached the shore, they jumped up and waved on the boat, frantically warning the guards patrolling the shore.

However, the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army on patrol did not expect that their own navy, which was in sight of victory, would be defeated by the sudden intervention of the Nanyang Fleet. At the same time, the two sides were separated by a long distance. waved at them.

"The formation of the Dazhao continued to pursue the Zhengjia Navy, and returned after fifty miles. The rest of the formation followed the Daqin to attack Rilihaikou, filled the artillery, and prepared for shelling!" Deng Qianlong pressed his sword, constantly adjusting the formation according to the changing situation.

Originally about [-] warships were divided into two fleets, of which the Dawei formation consisted of only four ships, driving nearly [-] Zheng family navy and Dutch warships around the Rilihaikou and headed north.The rest of the main force sailed westward into Rili Haikou.If the navies of Western countries fighting in the European battlefield at this time dared to pursue a large fleet of ships when they saw only four warships, they would definitely wonder if they had read it wrong.

"My lord, the fleet of the Kyushu Army seems to be divided into two parts. You see, their main force seems to be attacking Rili Haikou, and the other part continues to pursue the enemy northward." tangled.

"Follow their main force! If you go north to catch up, it's not good if you get caught in the enemy's counterattack and are surrounded." Ruan Fuxi didn't think much about it. In short, following the main force of the Nanyang Fleet will ensure safety even if they can't win.

So dozens of Ruan family sailors followed Deng Qianlong and the others into Rili Haikou.

"Commander, do we need to land on the beach? There seem to be a lot of enemies on the coastline, and I can see their continuous barracks." Through the binoculars, Deng Qianlong's adjutant could see a line of military tents running from south to north on the coastline. It is estimated that there are many soldiers in the line of defense formed.

"They stationed troops at the port, presumably to transport this group of infantry south. Now it has become the hope of defending Rili Haikou. Our navy is good at naval warfare. When it is not necessary, we should not sacrifice our troops for forced landing." Deng Qianlong thought After thinking for a while, "Call the sailors sent by the Ruan Family Navy to our ship."

After a while, several Ruan family navy soldiers were brought in front of Deng Qianlong.

"Use your navy's semaphore to inform the Ruan family's navy behind us to prepare to send ships to capture the beach. Their ships have a shallow draft and are more suitable for storming the bay. Our Nanyang Fleet warships are huge and are too easy to run aground .” Deng Qianlong said.

Several Ruan family sailors changed their colors slightly. They all knew that there was such a large group of defenders on the coastline. If they attacked at this time, many soldiers might be sacrificed.But what Deng Qianlong said is not unreasonable, there is no reason for large ships to approach the beach in person to fight.

"Don't worry, we will support them with artillery on the edge of the coastal defense line. As long as they gain a firm foothold on the coastline, our soldiers will follow up as soon as possible. Once something happens at Rili Haikou, the Zheng family's army that attacks the Changdebai defense line will definitely Stop the offensive and find a way to recapture Rilihaikou. At that time, the siege of the Changde base will be inexplicable." Deng Qianlong patted the shoulder of a Ruan family sailor, "Tell them again, if they don't send ships to land on the beach, we will Maybe I have to go home."

The Ruan family sailor was dripping with sweat, he already knew what Deng Qianlong was thinking.When Deng Qianlong was about to sacrifice his soldiers, he let the Ruan family's sailors who were watching the theater rush forward as cannon fodder. What a sinister intention.Moreover, they used threats to force them to do so.However, the Ruan family navy had to choose to compromise at such a critical moment.

Are these guys devils!The Ruan family sailor murmured in his heart.

(End of this chapter)