"Those Hongyi said that their king would soon send a large army to conquer the Great Zhou. Demand that we immediately release the captured sailors and compensate for the losses of the conflict, and also demand the opening of treaty ports, the cession of Nanri Island, and so on. ”

After the end of the naval battle, the English on Nanri Island volunteered to send emissaries in small boats to the side to ask for negotiations.

It's just that the conditions they put forward made everyone feel incredible.

The Fujian chief soldier asked suspiciously: "Did we win or lose?" How do you listen to their conditions as if we were losing in a mess? ”

Wang Xiao said with a smile: "These Hongyi have always been like this, what you can't get on the battlefield wants to get through the negotiation table." ”

"Hehe~~" Lin Ruhai, who has always been rigorous, also laughed, "I really don't know what to say, this kind of condition is not to mention the official, even His Majesty does not dare to nod." ”

This side won the battle, and it was the time when everyone's emotions were high. Even the generals of the Sailor Division, who had suffered heavy losses, were overjoyed, because Lord Lin said that the first credit was theirs.

The arrival of the Hongyi envoy made everyone very unhappy.

Lin Ruhai looked at Wang Xiao, "What do you think should be done?" ”

Wang Xiao smiled and waved his hand, "Shave your hair and drive them away, tell them to wash their necks and wait for death." ”

Shaving hair is a great humiliation for Huaxia, who pays attention to the parents of the body, hair and skin. But for Hongyi, it doesn't matter.

It's just that their situation is indeed very bad, they have lost their fleet, and the remaining thousand or so people are trapped on an isolated island and cannot retreat.

A few days later, hundreds of ships, large and small, carried many soldiers and civilians to Nanri Island.

Instead of fighting on the beach, the English retreated to the fortress they had built.

The 6,000 soldiers of the Yangwei battalion are all waiting to make a contribution. It's just that Wang Xiao didn't agree with them to attack, which made the whole Yangwei camp very dissatisfied.

In their opinion, the more than 1,000 remnants of the island are just a dish, and they can eat whatever they want.

But Wang Xiao didn't agree with them to make meritorious deeds, and only planned to let the Shenji Battalion bombard them with artillery. This made the people of the Yangwei Camp say strange things frequently in private, saying that they didn't know whether he Wang Xiao was from the Shenji Camp or from the Yangwei Camp.

The matter got bigger and bigger, and in the end, even Lin Ruhai came forward to find Wang Xiao to persuade him.

Wang Xiao had scouted this fortress, and although it seemed simple, it was a standard fortress. Moreover, most of the soldiers stationed in it were armed with firearms.

The Yangwei battalion is mainly based on cold weapons, and let an army from the cold weapon era attack the fortress with a large number of muskets. It's not a war, it's suicide.

Wang Xiao did not resist, but put forward another choice: "Since this is the case, let the pioneer battalion rush first." Everyone took a hard look at how these Hongyi fought. ”

The pioneer battalion is the cannon fodder death squad, which is composed of people who have committed crimes and are sent into the army.

Wang Xiao wanted those people to see with their own eyes what kind of fate it would be to rush directly to the fortress.

As for the sinners in the pioneer camp, they are not worthy of pity at all.

Early the next morning, under the gaze of tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, more than 1,000 cannon fodder of the pioneer battalion rushed to the fortress with shields and knives, carrying wooden ladders and shouting.

"Brother Lian, why didn't you let me go for such a good opportunity for meritorious service."

Wang Xiao was surrounded by Xue Pan, who was pulled out of the pioneer camp by him, and at this time, Xue was complaining that Wang Xiao did not give him the opportunity to make contributions.

For this idiot around him, Wang Xiao didn't even have perfunctory thoughts. Kick him straight away.

The vanguard battalion that stormed the bastion soon came within range of the defenders. With a faye, the cannon rumbled, and the sound of dense musket fire resounded in the four fields.

The defenders at the head of the city quickly turned away to reload after firing, and the men behind followed forward to fill in and shoot again.

The sound of dense firing continued, and the cannon fodder of the pioneer battalion caught in the cross-fire fell to the ground in pieces.

Neither shields nor armor were powerless to resist the fire of muskets.

Everyone watching the battle from afar was dumbfounded, and no one expected that it would be such a result.

"Your Excellency." Wang Xiao came to the stunned Lin Ruhai and saluted, "It's time to collect the troops." ”

Lin Ruhai looked at Wang Xiao with complicated eyes and nodded slowly.

As the sound of gold sounded, the still alive pioneer battalions fled backwards.

The gunfire on the top of the city gradually subsided, and the defenders let out bursts of unbridled laughter. Wang Xiao also saw some indigenous Indian soldiers with their heads wrapped in cloths standing on the top of the city and scattering niao outward.

Pouting, Wang Xiao, who had set the ending for them in his heart, turned to look at the many generals.

"Who else wants to say?"

Let's talk about yarn!

With such a bloody fact in front of him, even if he was replaced by the soldiers of the Yangwei Battalion, it would be an end.

Wang Xiao carried it with all his might, which was to protect them. Otherwise, it would be hundreds of people from the Yangwei camp who would have fallen over there today.

"The lord is really a man from our camp."

Lin Ruhai took a deep breath and looked at him with a solemn gaze, "How do you fight this?" ”

Wang Xiao stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the seaside, "Pull up the cannons, boom him!" ”

In the next few days, more than 100 artillery pieces were transported to Nanri Island by ship.

In order to allow these heavy artillery and a large number of grain, grass, tents, lead ammunition and other materials to be brought ashore, countless people built a simple dock by the sea.

Xue Pan, who had escaped before, was sent by Wang Xiao to work as a coolie, but there was no grievance in his heart, only gratitude to Wang Xiao.

If Wang Xiao hadn't pulled him out before the vanguard battalion attacked, maybe he would have turned into ashes by now.

In a charge in the Pioneer Battalion, more than half of the people died from the defenders' muskets, artillery, and wounds infected after the battle.

Xue Pan, who was already tired and inhuman, pulled a thick rope on his shoulder, and dragged a twenty-four-pounder gun unloaded from a stranded English warship with dozens of people.

If you are a familiar person, you will definitely not be able to recognize Xue Pan at this moment.

The body that is dark and shirtless, wearing only big pants, has lost its previous fat, and it is already the prototype of muscles.

Wearing a pair of tattered straw sandals, his shoulders were scarred after the frayed leather, his back was full of staggered old and new whip marks, and his hands were also scarred. has completely lost the appearance of a rich young master with fine skin and tender meat.

When passing by Jiangtai, Xue Pan subconsciously looked at Wang Xiao, who was standing majestically in iron armor, and his heart was full of envy.

"I want to be like that, too."

'Smack! ’

When Xue Pan sighed, a whip slapped his back. The Overseer's roar rang in his ears, "Go!" ”

Xue Bawang lowered his head and dragged the cannon forward with a heavy load.

Is this still the lawless Xue Bawang of the past?

Wang Xiao just glanced at this side and stopped paying attention, turned around and continued to arrange the gun positions on the drawings.

Life in the army is boring, and even more so for those who are strictly self-disciplined.

These days, many generals quietly take advantage of the opportunity to transport supplies to return to the land to enjoy themselves. Even Lin Ruhai had the local gentry send him two beautiful women to entertain his loneliness.

Only Wang Xiao has not participated in these, devoting himself to countless cumbersome affairs, and can arrange them one by one.

Li Weizhong, the battalion leader of the Yangwei Battalion, once sighed in private that it would be unreasonable for a character like Wang Xiao to fail to get ahead. Even Xian Rongguo may not be able to do better than him.

Outstanding ability, perseverance, and extraordinary origin.

When these points are concentrated on one person, then he is undoubtedly the center of attention.

Designing an ambush for the Hongyi fleet and stopping the tragic losses of the Yangwei battalion has made Wang Xiao's name resounding throughout the barracks.

As long as his artillery tactics can succeed in taking the castle in the future, then his prestige in the army will undoubtedly gain a firm foothold and officially take over the prestige left by the previous two generations of Rong Guogong.

The preparation is tedious, but once everything is ready to fire, it is extremely pleasant.

After repelling the cannon fodder attack of the pioneer battalion, the defenders of the castle despised the local indigenous army outside, believing that its combat effectiveness was similar to that of the princely princes of India.

Originally, they had planned to send envoys to negotiate after holding each other for a while. But one sunny morning, the defenders of the castle were horrified to find that a large number of artillery pieces had appeared outside!

The roar of artillery was deafening, and Xue Pan, who was squatting on the ground and preparing to be a porter, involuntarily covered his ears with his mouth wide open.

It wasn't until the whip was drawn on his body that he hurriedly ran towards the gun-filled gun emplacement, holding the heavy buckshot.

The shelling was not an aimless fight, Wang Xiao divided more than 100 artillery pieces into many groups. Each group has a different aim, shooting at the support points on the castle. In particular, the gun emplacements on the top of the city were the first targets.

The shelling, which was not sparing with lead ammunition, put great pressure on the defenders.

With the gun emplacements completely destroyed, one of the walls collapsed to create a huge gap. Finally, the defenders opened the gates and launched a desperate counterattack.

About 800 musketeers and dozens of cavalry fought back against the nearest artillery position.

Ignoring Li Weizhong's eyes full of longing, Wang Xiao directly ordered the 1,500 firecrackers of the Shenji Battalion to come forward to meet him.

The tactics of the defenders are the most traditional line formation, but Wang Xiao here is a large number of cannon fodder and people carrying sandbags to build a breast wall in a short period of time. The firecrackers of the Shenji Battalion were behind the breastwork and engaged the defenders.

Supported by artillery fire, the number of people was twice as large as that of the other side, and there was a breastwork as cover. The outcome of this confrontation was predetermined at the beginning.

After the defenders who left the city were defeated, the Yangwei battalion, which was holding back its anger, finally had a chance to play.

However, by the time they roared into the castle, the remaining defenders had already raised their white flags.

For the captives, Wang Xiao had already arranged a place for them.

There is a shortage of labor in the mines, where working to the death is their only option.

This small battle had a profound impact on those who participated in the battle, and for the first time they really saw the power of firearms in the face of cold weapons.

When the army cheered and triumphed, it was time to return to Fuzhou on the road. A shocking news was sent over by six hundred miles of expeditious.

"Wang Ziteng led six battalions of soldiers and horses out of the fortress and lost, and the 200,000 army was almost wiped out!"

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