The water-dividing pass is located at the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang, the situation is dangerous, it is the place where the soldiers must fight, and it is called "the first pass of Fujian" since ancient times.

Zheng Fusong's strategy caused the Zheng family to extend the defensive line, blockading the sea area from feudal Funing to Fuzhou, and disrupting the plan of the Jingwu army to land in the Fuzhou sea.

Huang Degong had to get off the boat at the Qinglong River in Pingyang County, and led 20,000 Jingwu troops to attack the Fenshui Pass 60 miles away by land.

Outside the water dividing pass, leading the army to ambush at the forefront was the leader of the Zheng family's Wufan soldiers, Matos, in Zheng Zhilong's words, Matos was a smart and rational black man.

During the period of discovery, the black slave trade caused a large number of black people to be trafficked to all over the world by European colonizers, and a large number of black people served as the armed forces of colonizers in Asian colonies.

However, although these blacks took on the important work of maintaining law and order, they did not get the corresponding political, economic and social status, and many blacks were dissatisfied with being enslaved, coupled with the call of the generals of the Ming frontier, many blacks escaped from the tiger's mouth and entered the army of local forces on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty.

The Zheng family was one of the first to accept black soldiers, and spent a lot of money on advanced firearms and equipment, forming a 400-member black foreign gun team.

These blacks are all Christians, and the Zheng family is treated very well, they are loyal to the Zheng father and son, and they have won the trust of Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong father and son, even in the Kangxi period, when Zheng Chenggong's son Zheng Jing inherited the prince, the Zheng family still has a black foreign gun team in the palace in Taiwan.

Matos is a curryler, from Bantu in southern Africa, under the influence of the Portuguese nobles of the sunset chief, he is a man full of knightly romanticism, usually likes to put on his lips what glory, glory and other words, always hope to be able to participate in a big war and get more silver rewards.

The black musket corps under the command of Matos, and even the 3,000 elite armor of the Zheng family, were all organized according to the Spanish army, with a battalion of 400 men, and eight platoons of 50 men each, 300 musketeers, and 100 pikemen.

Among the Zheng Jiajing armor who participated in the battle this time, there was also an artillery company of 200 people, with twelve small and medium-sized artillery pieces.

Zheng Fusong also brought an extra 800 Fujian foot soldiers, including 100 musketeers, all of whom used old-fashioned arquebuses, and the rest were all ordinary infantry who served as miscellaneous servants, without even armor.

This time, the Zheng family bet all the main forces of the infantry army at the Fenshui Pass, although the strength is only 4,000 people, but they are basically elite, and the Zheng family's 3,000 elite armor includes blacks, Japanese, and whites, all of whom are fully armed, and their combat effectiveness is overwhelming.

In Matos's opinion, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Kingdom still used spears and broadswords, at most only a few worn-out arquebuses, with the thousands of elites of the Zheng family, it was enough to defeat tens of thousands of soldiers, and it was not more than enough to hold a pass!

Matos was full of confidence, and boasted on the spot in front of Zheng Fusong: "Kill chickens with a knife? Believe me, my master, just rest in the gate and wait for my news! ”

Zheng Fusong is only nineteen years old this year, he is also young and vigorous, he has never seen a big land battle, and he is also full of confidence, so after explaining a few words, he stayed in the camp of Fenshuiguan and waited for good news.

After all, Matos had formal military training, and during the ambush, he set up two light cavalry responsible for reconnaissance at several ambush points, and the light cavalry maintained a distance of 800 to 1,000 meters to prevent enemy attacks.

After hushing in the cold wind for a long time, Matos suddenly heard several gunshots in front of him, and he shouted, "What's the matter? ”

The light cavalry who explored the way returned: "Chief, the enemy has spotted our light cavalry, exchanged a few shots and then fled!" ”

"Ran away?" Matos laughed and said, "The enemy is afraid of our power!" No need to ambush, follow them closely, you can't give them enough time to prepare, the whole army will speed up and give them a head-on blow! ”

After receiving the commander's order, the Wufan soldiers and more than 800 Fujian infantry immediately accelerated the speed of the march, the Wufan soldiers have been trained for a long time, the cold and heat are constant, and they don't feel anything, but where have the Fujian guards experienced this, and gradually some of them couldn't keep up, and they opened their mouths and panted one by one.

Matos rode his horse and galloped, and still saw the banner of the Jingwu Army from the monoculars, and he was so excited that he drew his saber, waved it in the air, and shouted: "For glory, for the employer, for gold!" Come on! ”

As he spoke, he clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and the horse that sat down immediately spread its hooves and rushed out at a trot, and a group of black black soldiers behind him also held muskets and rushed out with a shout.

The Fujian infantry and artillerymen couldn't keep up with their speed, and they were gradually left behind, and some people gasped and scolded: "These black guys can really fucking run!" ”

A few miles away in the camp of the Jingwu Army.

Huang Degong put down the telescope in his hand and said in shock: "What the hell is this black thing?" ”

Ye Bu beside him took a few breaths and said, "If you go back to Jing Nanbo, I don't know if it's small, I was startled at first glance, and I thought it was haunted in broad daylight!" ”

Huang Degong frowned and said: "It doesn't matter if he is a human or a ghost, even if it is black and white, Lao Tzu will send them on the road with one shot!" Command the artillery battalion, pull the cannon up, and fuck it! ”

The main general took the lead in charging into battle, which is one of the distinguishing features of the era of weapons, which can greatly improve the morale of the soldiers of the whole army.

However, after entering the age of firearms, the artillery bullets on the battlefield do not have long eyes, as long as the main general with a normal brain will not charge, and taking the lead in the charge is generally a matter for middle and lower-level officers.

Now in the period of transformation of the hot and cold weapon model, the main general personally took the battle and went head-to-head as a valuable chivalry, and it also attracted many people to follow suit, and the consequence of imitation is death.

For example, in a major war that occurred in Europe ten years ago, in 1632, in the Battle of Lützn between the Holy Roman Empire and Sweden, the Swedish army won a victory on the battlefield, but King Gustav II of Sweden, as the commander of the army, had to take the lead in the battle, and as a result, he was cold on the battlefield.

Two years later, the Swedish army was defeated by the Holy Roman Empire and Spain at the Battle of Nadlingen, leaving a humiliating scene in the period of strength.

When Zhu Cihong established the Tianwu Army, he strictly ordered all officers of the Tianwu Army brigade to prohibit commanders above the regimental general level from rushing to the forefront of the whole army when there was no obvious victory or defeat on the battlefield.

Recently, I wrote that I don't feel it, do you want to simply write about the war, and then end the Zheng family?

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