Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 244: Don’t be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs
"General, thank you for your cooperation. When we defeat the Ming Dynasty in the future, we Western countries will support you in taking over the land of the Qing Dynasty."

In the largest restaurant at the dock, the commander of the Western Allied Forces raised his glass and clinked it with a burly man with a smile.

This man was a general from Guangdong. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty in the north, he became ambitious and decided to establish his own regime.

Relying on his status and military power, he took control of the Guangdong and Guangxi regions at the fastest speed.

Originally, he wanted to win over Zeng Guofan, but he didn't expect that Zeng Guofan would defect to the Ming army and even lead the fight against him.

Originally he was unable to resist, but the Ming army was too cruel, and anyone who dared to resist was killed along the way.

Other small forces were all in danger, but under his enticement, they gathered together to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

Relying on their familiarity with the terrain and the complex ethnic characteristics of the mountainous area, they effectively slowed down the progress of Zeng Guofan's troops.

However, General Guangdong knew that this was not a long-term solution.

He had no naval force, while the Ming Dynasty had a navy that had defeated the French army. If he did not make plans in this regard, his failure was inevitable.

Later, a foreigner found him, wanted to cooperate with him, and made conditions that he could not refuse.

"Hahaha, General Wells, you're too polite. This is a win-win situation for both of us."

He agreed with a loud laugh and raised his glass to clink it with that of Allied General Wells.

Wells smiled, and they both drank their glasses in one gulp.

"Zeng Guofan's troops were blocked by us in Shaoguan, but we lacked foreign guns and cannons, so we could only use the terrain to hold them back for a while."

After drinking a glass of wine, the Guangdong general showed a sad look on his face and told about his difficulties.

Wells listened carefully, and after the other party finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Don't worry about this, General. We still have 5000 muskets and 30 cannons in the fleet logistics department. I can make the decision and send these weapons directly to you."

When General Guangzhou heard this, his eyes lit up instantly.

He raised his glass and clinked it with the other person again.

And just at this moment, a leisurely chanting sounded on the stage.

The beautiful voice and pleasant singing attracted the attention of everyone present.

Wells turned his head and saw a woman who was very charming in both appearance and aura, holding a pipa and singing softly.

The woman's elegance immediately attracted Wells, and he stared at her straight in the eyes.

General Guangdong noticed this scene, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He said with a smile: "Miss Lianhua is the most famous singer in our Guangzhou area. If General Wells is interested, I can make the decision and give her to you."

As soon as these words came out, Wells' eyes suddenly lit up, he picked up the wine glass and laughed, "That's a lot..."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Before the words of thanks were spoken, real artillery fire and explosions rang out from the dock.

The banquet hall, which was filled with laughter and joy, suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked in the direction of the explosion in astonishment.

"Magefaq!"

At this time, the last ray of sunlight in the west had not yet dissipated, allowing them to see the scene on the sea.

Above the sea, nine warships with black smoke coming out of their chimneys, towing some transport ships, were approaching rapidly.

And on the flagpoles, they saw several huge flags.

The blue dragon is coiled, with the sun and the moon inside.

"Damn it, it's the Ming army's navy."

When the Guangdong general saw this scene, he was so frightened that he shouted at his generals to prepare for battle.

Wells also reacted, threw down the wine glass in his hand and shouted: "Quick, gather the soldiers and prepare for battle against these damn despicable sneak attackers."

The restaurant was in chaos. Foreign officers and Qing army officers ran out quickly, knocking over tables, chairs and benches.

As they ran, they hoped in their hearts that the people guarding the ship's battery could hold out for a while.

Unfortunately, their dreams were shattered.

There was no sound from the artillery batteries and warships, as if they did not exist.

When they gathered their troops and rushed to the dock, the Ming army's transport ships directly cut into the dock.

A large number of soldiers ignored the panicked people on the dock and ran directly down from the ship.

The two sides collided directly with each other at the dock, and both sides' troops raised their guns without hesitation.

"Get down!"

The Ming army general who was commanding the troops shouted to the panicked crowd in the middle.

There are quite a few Han people among them. As a Han Chinese, all I can do is to remind them and shout.

Some people reacted and fell to the ground directly, while others ignored him and continued to run away.

"Fire!"

Both sides issued orders almost at the same time.

"Bang bang bang..."

Gunshots rang out almost at the same time, and the civilians who had not yet fled or lay down between the two sides were instantly killed or wounded.

The Ming army's commanding officer sighed in his heart and could only apologize secretly.

He couldn't let his brothers die for these people.

The two sides engaged in a fierce gun battle at the dock and quickly advanced towards each other.

People from both sides were shot and fell to the ground. Some died on the spot without making a sound, while those who were not dead lay on the ground wailing in pain.

"Thunder in the Palm!"

When the two sides were less than 50 feet apart, the Ming army commander roared, and many soldiers took out palm bombs, pulled the fuses and threw them over.

"Put on the bayonet, kill!"

The officer swung his command knife and rushed forward first. A fierce hand-to-hand fight broke out instantly.

Apart from the dock, the most brutal fighting took place on the three steel battleships of the coalition forces.

In order to prevent these three ships from being stolen, the foreigners rushed here frantically.

These three ships had been captured by the Ming army, but because the boilers were not started and there were other sailing ships blocking the way, they could not sail out at all.

Zheng Zilong would not give up these three ships. He personally led the sailors and soldiers to start a fierce battle with the enemy.

Although the Ming army did not have the advantage in numbers, they had the protection of a strong hull and the support of cannons on board.

The rumbling sound of the artillery made the foreign devils scream in pain.

The Dutch army was the first to give up, and ignoring Wells's curses, they led the troops to evacuate the battlefield.

It has to be said that the UK can become the number one overlord at the moment, and the combat effectiveness of the lobster soldiers is really beyond doubt.

Faced with powerful artillery and dense hail of bullets, the lobster soldiers endured huge casualties and fired back at the Ming army on the ship, causing certain casualties to the Ming army.

But humans are still humans after all. After fighting for half an hour, the lobster soldiers could no longer hold on and retreated in a panic.

"Order all units to advance immediately and attack the Guangdong General's Mansion."

Zheng Zilong, who was observing the entire battlefield from a high place, constantly adjusted the combat orders.

After nearly an hour of fighting, the Ming army won the dock victory.

The first batch of soldiers who landed were defending, and the second batch of soldiers got off the ship and, under the command of the commander, launched an attack on Guangdong Prefecture City.

With the rapid arrival of Ming army reinforcements, the coalition forces, which were fighting in panic, were beaten back again and again.

What made Wells even more worried was that their logistics warehouse was blown up by enemy artillery fire during the first round of attack.

Many soldiers were out playing, and few had weapons, let alone ammunition.

After fighting for nearly an hour, the soldiers were in urgent need of ammunition.

Not to mention the Guangzhou General.

Although he was prepared, the Qing army did not pay much attention to firearms at the beginning. Even if there were some stored later, they were all provided to the front battlefield in Shaoguan.

"Majefak."

Wells became more and more annoyed the more he thought about it. He scratched his hair fiercely, thinking of a way to break the deadlock.

"General, something terrible has happened. Those Qing people have escaped."

An officer ran in quickly and reported a piece of news that shocked Wells in a panic.

"Ran."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Just now, a squad of Ming troops attacked the general's residence. Although they were repelled, General Guangdong was frightened and he ran away with his men."

"When the Qing soldiers saw him running away, they also turned around and ran away. Now only our people are left fighting."

"Fuck, Majefuck."

Wells was so angry that he pulled out his command knife and started slashing at the table.

Sure enough, he is not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs.

Without the cooperation of the Qing army, they were unfamiliar with the situation in Guangdong, and weapons and ammunition were in short supply. One can imagine how difficult the ensuing battle would be.

Before he could figure out how to adjust the battle.

Another officer rushed in in panic.

"This is terrible, General. A Ming army corps rushed into the city from another direction and surrounded our troops."

Wells' body swayed instantly and his vision went dark.

"Report, General Xu, they have successfully blocked the foreign devils' retreat."

A soldier reported loudly to Zheng Zilong.

Hearing this good news, Zheng Zilong smiled.

Before the attack, he had already arranged several transport ships to send a battalion of troops from other places to launch a flanking attack.

The original plan was that they would be responsible for attracting attention at the dock, and then have this battalion of soldiers attack from behind, attacking from the front and back.

I didn’t expect the Guangzhou general to be so incompetent. He ran away not long after the battle started.

Only the foreigners were left behind, who lacked weapons and ammunition and were unfamiliar with the terrain.

"Order to intensify the attack and finish off these foreign devils as soon as possible."

As Zheng Zilong's order was issued, the attacking troops accelerated the pace of their attack.

The foreign devils, who were already short of ammunition, were defeated by the Ming army's offensive.

Seeing that his entire army was about to be wiped out, Wells had no choice but to send someone to inform Zheng Zilong that he had decided to surrender.

Considering that the Ming army had a history of killing prisoners, Wales sent people to emphasize that their personal safety must be guaranteed, and that they would ask their families or their country to pay money to redeem them.

In this regard, Zheng Zilong simply consulted Zhu Zhanjun and agreed to Wells' suggestion.

Killing prisoners may be satisfying for a while, but it is not as comfortable as taking the money.

Moreover, with so many foreigners as bargaining chips, these prisoners will also be important bargaining chips for money and things in future negotiations.

After both sides signed the surrender agreement, under Wells's command, the foreign devils of the Allied Forces raised their hands high and walked out of the defensive positions they had purchased in the courtyards and rooms.

After final statistics, in addition to those who died or were missing, more than 60,000 foreign devils were captured.

After learning the final data, Zhu Zhanjun was very happy and informed Jia Xu and Wang Xuance, asking them to discuss with the newly formed diplomatic department how to ask these suckers in the West for land, money and things.

(End of this chapter)